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Adjective
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Working with high ranking creatives and executives including Douglas Fairbanks, Joseph M. Schenck and Edward F. Cline, he became known for performing exaggerated stunts and physical comedy with a deadpan facial expression.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2023 -
Wet Leg, with its deadpan wit and post-punk guitar sound, loosely resembles the B-52s, if Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson had led the band.—
John Seabrook,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Subjects were shown pictures of two expressionless male faces over and over.—
Elizabeth Preston,
Discover Magazine,
11 Sep. 2012
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Bale ran to the corner of the pitch, and, having been an expressionless bystander for much of the evening, shouted in ecstasy.—
Hua Hsu,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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Eat solid foods that taste bland, are high in carbohydrates, and are low in fat.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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He’s neutered down to a bland, depressing facsimile of himself here, a white-bread double-take machine reacting to the theoretical comedic stylings of Nicole Kidman.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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With a wooden dining table to match, this design has a pleasing, cohesive flow.—
Macie Stump,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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When Most Holy Trinity opened in 1851, for the German Catholic church in nearby Williamsburg, Brooklyn, nearly all the graves were marked with wooden crosses.—
Maria Cramer,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Yes, the final seasons were somewhat patchy, but the first two are almost flawless, spearheaded by a stoic Claire Foy alongside Matt Smith’s mercurial Prince Philip and Vanessa Kirby’s devastatingly glamorous Princess Margaret.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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While Stephens is stuffy and stoic, Adam is outgoing but has a sordid past.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The characters’ inexpressive faces are closer to Noh theater than to the Globe.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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What Makes Feathers Such A Compelling Villain? Despite being completely mute and relatively inexpressive, Feathers always manages to dominate the screen, showing a surprising amount of personality without much flair.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This Korean serum staple in Soko Glam Founder Charlotte Cho’s skin-care routine stacks several sizes of hyaluronic acid with moisture-locking panthenol and barrier-strengthening ceramides to rescue dry skin from flakiness.—
Devon Abelman,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Blink Twice nods at a tangle of different contemporary ailments: lifestyle fetishism, wellness hedonism, our obscene fealty to stolid tech bros and their untrammeled wealth.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
6 Dec. 2024
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Allies say Starmer’s stolid exterior hides a steely ambition and a determination to win.—
Jill Lawless,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2024
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“Straight-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straight-faced. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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