as in solemn
not joking or playful in mood or manner
a no-nonsense gymnastics coach
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Recent Examples of no-nonsense
Her Liesl is a firecracker who has no qualms about going toe to toe with her powerful father—hilariously deadpan, no-nonsense, and with all the best quips, but also human, with a real heart, conscience, and crises of faith.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 18 May 2025
It’s filled with no-nonsense retinol and has a faint medicinal smell.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 16 May 2025
Riley arrived in 1995, immediately establishing the Heat’s hardworking and no-nonsense culture.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Miranda, who's drawn comparisons to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, is a no-nonsense boss who demands everything around her go off without a hitch.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 14 May 2025
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 18 May 2025
It’s filled with no-nonsense retinol and has a faint medicinal smell.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 16 May 2025
Riley arrived in 1995, immediately establishing the Heat’s hardworking and no-nonsense culture.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Miranda, who's drawn comparisons to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, is a no-nonsense boss who demands everything around her go off without a hitch.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-nonsense
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Handheld digital images give way to more solemn documentary reveries, which give way to surveillance footage and TikTok-style social media interludes.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 May 2025
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The scenes involving Alma and Erika, both of whom grow up in worlds dominated by a solemn patriarchy and plagued by hardship, feel like they were drawn from period horror movies.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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Created by a Benedictine monk with a serious eye for detail, this whimsical stop features 125 tiny, handcrafted replicas of famous historic landmarks, like St. Peter’s Basilica and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, all located on the grounds of Alabama’s only Benedictine monastery, St. Bernard Abbey.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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Seven restaurants were closed because of serious health violations: Chuys Restaurant, 4441 River Oaks Blvd., had a score of 27 and was closed because of unsafe temperatures in the restaurant’s cold storage units.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
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And Hannah Waddingham gives a good, stern space-lady as the voice of the Galactic Grand Councilwoman.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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In Kurosawa’s version, the chauffeur was an exceedingly meek man who got down on the floor to beg his stern shoe-manufacturer boss, played by the great Toshiro Mifune, to save his son.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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With clear ambitions to bring scalable AI horsepower to workstations and servers, Intel is aiming squarely at the evolving needs of the professional market.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2025
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Each worked as professional models before their engagement to Trump.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Director Dean Fleischer Camp’s family adventure feels like an excessively earnest Disney Channel movie compared with the delightfully unhinged 2002 cartoon.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Blissfully, the 2002 film Lilo & Stitch gets an adaptation that is vibrant, whimsical, and earnest (and also cute and fluffy!).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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“No-nonsense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-nonsense. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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