laid-backness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laid-backness
Noun
  • That means aid workers have no assurance the military won’t strike them.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The gap between vague assurances and complex data fuels frustration among those waiting.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Art therapy, storytelling and other expressive techniques can also encourage deeper emotional connections and self-confidence.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Reasons for disengagement vary, including self-confidence, schoolwork and safety.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • At the time, Riley wasn’t even talking about Herro, but rather of another year of seeming regular-season indifference from Jimmy Butler and the sometimes schedule of the since-dealt disgruntled forward Still, that’s what made last week’s victory over the Atlanta Hawks so meaningful for Herro.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
  • An informal survey of non-students around downtown Elon Wednesday suggested at least a touch of indifference.
    Josh Shaffer, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sure, the dance form requires flexibility, grace, and poise, but it’s not often considered a go-to for building bone density.
    Melanie Curry, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • From being able to host an impeccable event at a moment’s notice to showing graciousness in every circumstance to having an impressively clean and organized home, manners and poise come to mind.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The back-and-forth over tariffs shook confidence in U.S. leadership, exposed fractures within Trump’s team and rattled companies that rely on global sources for products and international customers for sales.
    Time, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In the end, though, the team that has the confidence of a champion didn’t fold, and the team with something to prove — and one that has thrived in clutch situations this season — made error after error in the game’s tightest moments.
    James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Laid-backness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid-backness. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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