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Recent Examples of even-keeled
In his 360 review, his team and his colleagues lauded him for being even-keeled, steady, and thoughtful—always cool under pressure.
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Hanna Hart, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Even if he is even-keeled about the torch being passed to his right hand, his teammates speak for him.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
As Bridges remained even-keeled, never showing publicly that his early-season struggles coupled with the expectations of jumping from the Brooklyn Nets to the Knicks were getting to him, Hart was permeating the emotion that Bridges wasn’t.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Busby and Russell most notably worked together in the 2021 Hallmark Channel movie Chasing Waterfalls, which features Busby as an ambitious nature photographer who falls in love with her gentle and even-keeled nature guide, played by Russell.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Friends today describe Jackson as even-keeled and humble.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 10 Apr. 2024
David Tendler, deliberate and even-keeled, recommends an aggressive response and files an immediate TRO, or Temporary Restraining Order, forcing Han to stop his demolition.
—Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
His relatives remember him as a gentle and even-keeled child.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The Georgia native is known for being even-keeled and having a healthy perspective on work/life balance.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
Hanna Hart, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Even if he is even-keeled about the torch being passed to his right hand, his teammates speak for him.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
As Bridges remained even-keeled, never showing publicly that his early-season struggles coupled with the expectations of jumping from the Brooklyn Nets to the Knicks were getting to him, Hart was permeating the emotion that Bridges wasn’t.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Busby and Russell most notably worked together in the 2021 Hallmark Channel movie Chasing Waterfalls, which features Busby as an ambitious nature photographer who falls in love with her gentle and even-keeled nature guide, played by Russell.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Friends today describe Jackson as even-keeled and humble.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 10 Apr. 2024
David Tendler, deliberate and even-keeled, recommends an aggressive response and files an immediate TRO, or Temporary Restraining Order, forcing Han to stop his demolition.
—Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
His relatives remember him as a gentle and even-keeled child.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The Georgia native is known for being even-keeled and having a healthy perspective on work/life balance.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for even-keeled
Adjective
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The business is well-balanced between its four product categories — eye, face, lip and nail, according to Oster-Daum.—
Jennifer Weil,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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Eat healthfully: Maintaining a healthy and well-balanced diet is vital for bone health.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Liverpool’s second half comeback against Southampton left the team jubilant but not unruffled given the first-half problems.—
James Nalton,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Meghan’s particular sensibility, a clean and unruffled traditional-meets-modern mélange, runs up against the limits of having to fill eight long episodes with only a certain number of new ideas.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Both drivers have been relatively calm in the past, but that composure seemed to unravel today.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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The one child was screaming and running up and down, and the other child was really calm and quiet.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Tracing Josiah’s trajectory from lumberjack to shipyard riveter to ambitious serviceman, Wang offers a protagonist of unflappable morality and decency.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Floria is a portrait of unflappable repression, the sort of level of stress that numbs the muscles in the face to be nothing other than blank.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What’s even more revolting is that too many people are apparently unperturbed by this.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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But at the Capitol on Tuesday, four years later, Hawley appeared unperturbed by Trump’s decision to issue a blanket pardon to around 1,500 people who were charged over their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, and commute the sentences for 14 people who were found guilty for their role in organizing the riot.—
Daniel Desrochers,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Transportation accidents remained steady in third place overall, but the second leading cause for women.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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The jobless rate is forecast to remain steady at 4%.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Unexpected challenges, such as economic disruptions or global crises, require leaders to remain composed and responsive.—
Dr. Sharon H. Porter,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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The 17-year-old, composed and well prepared, rattled off data about the need for youth involvement in civic decision-making.—
Mará Rose Williams,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Rachel had worried that that year of enemas would scar August forever, psychologically, and the many months of colostomy bags after that, but the boy had grown up well-adjusted, all things considered.—
Camille Bordas,
Harper's Magazine,
2 May 2024
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Many are well-rounded and well-adjusted children who go on to thrive as adults.—
The Editors,
Scientific American,
14 May 2024
Cite this Entry
“Even-keeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/even-keeled. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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