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not expressing any emotion
veteran poker players invariably have expressionless faces, regardless of the hand they're holding
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For a stretch late last year into the early months of this year, the most withering style assessments available online came in the form of Mark Boutilier’s very round, very calm, very expressionless face.
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New York Times, 8 July 2021
Though Duncan played the game with the expressionless countenance of a Sphinx, inside beat the heart of a cold-blooded, competitive killer.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 May 2021
Cleveland Cavaliers rookie swingman Isaac Okoro, drenched in water and with a glow on his typically expressionless face following a wild postgame celebration, had just punctuated a remarkable debut with a pair of game-winning plays.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2020
He is known more for expressionless recitations of government policy than flashes of charisma.
—Ben Dooley, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2020
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New York Times, 8 July 2021
Though Duncan played the game with the expressionless countenance of a Sphinx, inside beat the heart of a cold-blooded, competitive killer.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 May 2021
Cleveland Cavaliers rookie swingman Isaac Okoro, drenched in water and with a glow on his typically expressionless face following a wild postgame celebration, had just punctuated a remarkable debut with a pair of game-winning plays.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2020
He is known more for expressionless recitations of government policy than flashes of charisma.
—Ben Dooley, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2020
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“Expressionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressionless. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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