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as in indifference
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as in distance
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This brought emotions to the surface and released us all from the aloofness that occurred when Aquarius season asked us to think about the bigger picture.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
Biden’s yearlong refusal to visit the site of the Norfolk Southern train wreck was a reminder of general aloofness and weakness with working-class voters.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Mar. 2024
This is sure to bring emotions up to the surface and release us all from the aloofness that occurs when Aquarius season asks us to think about the bigger picture and Pisces likes to get into the minute-by-minute changes and feelings.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2024
One kind of thing has a certain autonomy, an aloofness; the other is instrumental, transactional.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
Biden’s yearlong refusal to visit the site of the Norfolk Southern train wreck was a reminder of general aloofness and weakness with working-class voters.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Mar. 2024
This is sure to bring emotions up to the surface and release us all from the aloofness that occurs when Aquarius season asks us to think about the bigger picture and Pisces likes to get into the minute-by-minute changes and feelings.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2024
One kind of thing has a certain autonomy, an aloofness; the other is instrumental, transactional.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloofness
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Just like with dismissal, a partner who feels overlooked may start to pull away emotionally or hesitate to initiate bids for connection, worried that their efforts will be met with indifference.Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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All Houston required to bridge that $121.1 million payroll gap was seven games, a couple of garbage cans and a pragmatic indifference toward bending the rules.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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The high altitude would conversely prove disastrous for athletes competing in distance events in running, swimming and cycling.Tim Genske, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Modernity’s distance and fear of death made modern specters more fearful than ever before.Tithi Bhattacharya / Made by History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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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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Spring kept her composure as Rosing pushed her while yelling slurs at her, the video shows.KC Baker, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Popular on Variety That’s a lot to pin on a largely solo character study, though a performance of extraordinary composure and layering by Joana Santos shoulders the task.Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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Seen in that context, Chevron was one of the greatest statements of modesty in the history of U.S. law.Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
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This is clearly a leader who sees the obligations of his office as clearly as its privileges: an attitude underpinned by a natural Nordic modesty and reserve.Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
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Part of the reason for the reticence must be the high capital costs associated with installing the ASU and new burners, but part is due to the natural conservatism of power plant operators.Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Some experts believe that the Harris campaign’s reticence to be more overt about its LGBTQ+ allyship could be a defensive move: Republicans are reportedly spending millions on anti-trans attack ads in competitive races across the country.Nico Lang, Them, 18 Oct. 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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In a career spanning nearly seven decades, Smith established herself as one of the most towering and beloved British actors of her generation, revered for her witty line deliveries and self-possession.Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Aloofness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloofness. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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