placid
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She holds up a sepia photograph in a silver embossed frame: the clairvoyant Isabel Barros Moreira, her mother’s mother, her face placid, with dark hair and dark eyes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Children ages 4 to 8 will think they know what’s coming from the placid, old-timey barnyard setting, where the horse says “neigh” and the cow says “moo.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
"At different phases of the day it can feel quite placid, you can feel out of the game with the ball and things can turn around," said Root.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
The Cboe Group’s VIX index was last marked 18% lower from last Friday’s close, but is still trading north of the 20 point mark that generally separates placid markets from turbulent ones.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
She has never looked more out of place, with her gray slacks and gray jacket buttoned at the throat, her hair in its simple twist and her face placid.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing placid
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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