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His relatives remember him as a gentle and even-keeled child.
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Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The Georgia native is known for being even-keeled and having a healthy perspective on work/life balance.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
While tribute concerts can sometimes be fawning, heavy-handed affairs, the celebration of Keith, who died in February at 62 after battling stomach cancer, was as even-keeled as its honoree.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
The day’s main event was less than 15 minutes away, but Schnall remained even-keeled and mustered a smile while heading into a ballroom inside McCormick Place.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
Which is all very even-keeled and level-headed, but, a little like with Veronica Lee’s insistently winsome score, the lack of inflection in the film’s infinitely broad-spectrum compassion can sometimes feel less like restraint and more like timidity.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024
Lamar Jackson has been as even-keeled as any player can possibly be this season and seems ready to capture the moment.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
His personality and approach could be excellent complementary intangibles for Young, who is much more reserved and even-keeled.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
Typically even-keeled, the 70-year-old regained her composure and shrugged off the collision.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The Georgia native is known for being even-keeled and having a healthy perspective on work/life balance.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
While tribute concerts can sometimes be fawning, heavy-handed affairs, the celebration of Keith, who died in February at 62 after battling stomach cancer, was as even-keeled as its honoree.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
The day’s main event was less than 15 minutes away, but Schnall remained even-keeled and mustered a smile while heading into a ballroom inside McCormick Place.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
Which is all very even-keeled and level-headed, but, a little like with Veronica Lee’s insistently winsome score, the lack of inflection in the film’s infinitely broad-spectrum compassion can sometimes feel less like restraint and more like timidity.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024
Lamar Jackson has been as even-keeled as any player can possibly be this season and seems ready to capture the moment.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
His personality and approach could be excellent complementary intangibles for Young, who is much more reserved and even-keeled.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
Typically even-keeled, the 70-year-old regained her composure and shrugged off the collision.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for even-keeled
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Gentle and well-balanced may not be terms often used to describe the ingredient, but in Paltrow’s (surely very soft) hands, anything is possible.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2024
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Experts say the best way to get micronutrients is to eat a nutritious and well-balanced diet that contains plenty of fruits, vegetables, lean protein, healthy fats, and whole grains.Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
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Relatedly, the 46-year-old operated with the authoritative confidence, innate effortlessness and unruffled smoothness of an artist who knows his mix of talent, staying power and legacy constitute a rarity in the world of modern R&B.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Every year, on the anniversary of Gina’s vanishing, Colter pays Frank a most unwelcome visit — and this latest one ends with the typically unruffled reward-seeker putting Frank in a chokehold.Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2024
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Great need can also reduce an ordinarily calm and reflective hunter to a gibbering imbecile.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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On the other end, a scammer impersonates a bank representative with a calm and authoritative tone.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Myers nails the realistic teen who is a far cry from the unflappable Nancy Drew, screwing up plenty and often terrified of what she’s gotten herself into.Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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The height of this mode on Apple TV+ is Silo, a sci-fi adaptation where the whole system is both mysterious and corrupt, but the intrepid, highly skilled, and unflappable protagonist played by Rebecca Ferguson is undaunted in her need to figure out what’s really going on.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
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Musk appeared unperturbed by that reported warning last week.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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Craig was stunned by the scene: The hacker, wearing a purple velvet smoking jacket, seemed unperturbed as agents searched his messy apartment in a Soviet-style concrete building; his wife held their baby in the kitchen, laughing with investigators.Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2017
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Meanwhile, San Francisco maintained its above-average performance with a steady score of 74.Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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But wait times stayed well under an hour statewide in the morning and early afternoon, even as a steady stream of voters filtered through voting locations.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Stay composed and resilient with empathy, which should help ease tension in the room.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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In a star-making performance, Pierre is terrific as a man with a particular skill set thrumming below his composed, placid surface.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
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Many are well-rounded and well-adjusted children who go on to thrive as adults.The Editors, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
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Because this woman is way too wise and well-adjusted.Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Even-keeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/even-keeled. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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