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demeanor

Definition for demeanor

noun as in behavior, manner

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Can a detailed examination of a band known for their “cool detachment,” “workmanlike” approach and “apathetic demeanor” hold a reader’s interest through this much scrutiny?

She wears Hedda’s lovely mask with confidence — red lips, lush cheekbones, cool demeanor — and periodically allows it to slip.

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Consider the FBI under the manifestly incompetent leadership of current director Kash Patel, whose perennially startled demeanor gives actual deer caught in actual headlights a bad name.

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Her high-strung sensibilities might align with Everett’s mind for business, but Meredith certainly isn’t the kind of woman that can loosen up the eldest son’s stiff demeanor.

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And definitely not from Barrios, whose demeanor is usually more baseball mom than strident activist.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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