self-poised

adjective

Definition of self-poisednext
as in imperturbable

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  1. imperturbable
  2. disciplined
  3. unshakable
  4. unflappable
  5. nerveless
  6. self-contained
  7. self-sufficient
  8. self-reliant
Adjective
  • The team’s droll, imperturbable manager, Dave Roberts, spent much of his summer issuing medical briefings on infirm pitchers.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Minsky is the very opposite: chipper, imperturbable, and with impeccable manners.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of imperturbable
Adjective
  • Consider Mindfulness Techniques Mindfulness is a disciplined and focused mental training exercise rooted in Eastern traditions.
    Sophie Okolo, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Haley cautioned the Trump campaign to remain disciplined and focused on the issues.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of disciplined
Adjective
  • The songs on Stevenson’s sophomore effort are poised, nearly unshakable.
    Juan Velasquez, Them, 24 Oct. 2024
  • None of them had ever started, owned, or run a business, making the transition from a dream to a thriving studio a monumental leap that took years of diligent saving, education, and unshakable faith.
    Patrice Peck, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of unshakable
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of unflappable
Adjective
  • Instead, Kvitova produced a nerveless performance, finishing off the match with her first ace of the final.
    Danielle Rossingh, Forbes, 27 June 2021
  • The seemingly nerveless Floridian, a ferocious competitor at the best of times, hit back in style to close with two birdies in his last three holes for a round of 69 in the process sending a very clear message to his rivals out there.
    Patrick Snell, CNN, 9 Aug. 2020
Definition of nerveless
Adjective
  • Back then, comedies and dramas airing on three major networks churned out 20 to 25 episode per season, most of them self-contained with very few plot points that lasted beyond one episode.
    Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Storytelling may be self-contained within episodes or carry-over between episodes, and generally must be bound by specific, consistent benchmarks or prescribed templates within a standardized pattern of action.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2024
Definition of self-contained
Adjective
  • This shock-the-monkey approach might have a sliver of merit if the U.S. economy were self-sufficient in renewables and if the autocrats weren’t poised to capitalize by filling the vacuum with their far more carbon-intensive oil and gas and less environmentally friendly refining techniques.
    Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Known for its organic whisky, Deanston Distillery was the first hydroelectric, self-sufficient distillery in Scotland, receiving a gold certification from the Green Tourism accreditation body for its sustainability practices.
    Aaron Damiano Sparkes, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of self-sufficient
Adjective
  • Although people in their 60s and 70s may well lead economically active and financially self-reliant lives in the foreseeable future, the same is not true for those in their 80s or older.
    Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
  • By harnessing regional savings, Southeast Asia can create more self-reliant and resilient funding environment for its future unicorns.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune Asia, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of self-reliant
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