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as in indifference
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as in distance
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Recent Examples of aloofness
Taking the reins from Glenn Close, who originated the role on Broadway, Scherzinger brings an almost alien quality to Norma, whose strange poise and aloofness masks much deeper, repressed trauma.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
His international friendships were full of comings and goings—a strange combination of aloofness and yearning.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2024
Sante, even freed up now to be a chattier and more easygoing version of herself, retains a bit of her aloofness.
—Carl Swanson, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
During her tenure, Sinema rarely faced reporters and never held a live town hall event, contributing to a reputation for aloofness among her one-time supporters.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
His international friendships were full of comings and goings—a strange combination of aloofness and yearning.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2024
Sante, even freed up now to be a chattier and more easygoing version of herself, retains a bit of her aloofness.
—Carl Swanson, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
During her tenure, Sinema rarely faced reporters and never held a live town hall event, contributing to a reputation for aloofness among her one-time supporters.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloofness
Noun
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This can manifest as indifference to employee concerns or an inability to see things from their perspective.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The first part of the novel is taken up by her pursuit of Marlowe’s attention, which persists despite his initial indifference to her.—
Laila Lalami,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Later, as the family take a picture together, Eunice suddenly looks past the camera and into the distance.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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The additional distance required to get around the arena and in front of the box added a mile and changed to the marathon’s original 25-mile distance.—
Venkat Viswanathan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Most of Ukraine’s ravaged cultural sites are like the shelled Reims Cathedral: perhaps not directly targeted, but destroyed with ruthless unconcern.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2022
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Marked by the artist’s apparent unconcern with conventional modeling and draftsmanship and by the velvety smoothness of his brushwork, the paintings exude an aura of quietude and utter perfection unrivaled in the work of his peers.—
Mary Tompkins Lewis,
WSJ,
26 Nov. 2022
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That composure led to him landing a knee in the third round after a scramble to get off the mat and setting up the ground strikes that finished the fight at the 3:43 mark of Round 3.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Her composure at being able to handle that is beyond the level of a sophomore.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Author John Neihardt described Crazy Horse in his book Black Elk Speaks as a person of great modesty and reserve but who was generous to the poor, elderly, and children.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes,
14 Dec. 2024
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Dylan arrives on the scene with the false modesty of predestination, touched by God but desperate for a place to sleep for the night.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Dec. 2024
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The Golden State Warriors may feel that same reticence with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green in their mid-30s.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Part of that reticence might have stemmed from the prohibition on dunking in the college game when Erving played.—
David Aldridge,
The Athletic,
25 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The executive editor grabbed a copy of the newspaper, which was folded on his desk, opened it, saw, understood (or pretended to understand), felt the briefest moment of embarrassment—a matter of a split second—wonderfully regained his self-possession, and coughed.—
Dino Buzzati,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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This exhibition will explore concepts that define Black dandyism specifically and uncover elements of productive tension that appear when considering the figure—such as ownership, authority and self-possession, ease, exaggeration, freedom, transgression, dissonance, and spectacularity.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Oct. 2024
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“Aloofness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloofness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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