1
as in composure
evenness of emotions or temper
you've handled a difficult situation with perfect aplomb
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2
as in confidence
great faith in oneself or one's abilities
carried herself with the dignity and aplomb of a born leader
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Recent Examples of aplomb
Businesses that expect the unexpected and find comfort in the uncomfortable are those that are well positioned to navigate napalm with aplomb.
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
Chestnut is great at working a room, rattling off anecdotes with aplomb and oozing romanticism.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Winfrey kicked off the ceremony with her usual aplomb.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Now the company has demonstrated its agility chops by having the squat bot hop over low fencing, climb stairs and clear obstacles with aplomb.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
Chestnut is great at working a room, rattling off anecdotes with aplomb and oozing romanticism.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Winfrey kicked off the ceremony with her usual aplomb.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Now the company has demonstrated its agility chops by having the squat bot hop over low fencing, climb stairs and clear obstacles with aplomb.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aplomb
Noun
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Maintaining its strong Eastern Conference standing will require a level of finishing and composure that was noticeably absent Saturday night.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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After the one-two punch (or burning, or stabbing) of the siege on Jackson and Joel’s murder, a more sedate, transitional episode lets the characters regain their composure as much as the viewers.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
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The over-all electricity of the restaurant—its confidence, its clarity, its idiosyncrasy—feels true to the early years of Momofuku, and makes Kabawa a tropical bulwark against New York’s recent retreat into the anesthetizing comforts of French food and steak houses.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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As all 2,161 of their fans entered Fratton Park, the nerves were palpable — but there was an air of confidence.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Without robust standards and awareness, pricing shifts and country of origin don’t offer much assurance of any meaningful progress.—
Zoe Bayliss Wong,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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But on the occasions when the ball did find him around the box, the cocky assurance that saw him nutmeg Branthwaite en route to scoring a 29-minute hat-trick in last season’s corresponding fixture was nowhere to be seen.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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That self-assurance helped the gifted actor make history, becoming the youngest person to sign a first-look deal at a studio at 14 years old.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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With layers that start below the chin and frame your face so flattering, this hairstyle is supposed to exude the self-assurance and effortlessly chic attitude of the quintessential 1990s model cuts (think Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer).—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Aplomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aplomb. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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