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countenance

[koun-tn-uhns] / ˈkaʊn tn əns /


NOUN
self-control
Synonyms


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But despite soundtracking 128 episodes worth of hormonal melodrama, Cole’s song most immediately evokes one image: the devilishly handsome, All-American countenance of the show’s star, James Van Der Beek.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

“I was very impressed with his countenance, courtesy and respect toward me,” Grier said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

The goal is to immerse yourself as the sun rises, its immense fiery countenance parallel along the horizon to your shivering little head.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

"I think that's the last thing government should countenance", Mr Novak said.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

Nancy, a clothes-conscious girl with a film-star figure, a bespectacled countenance, and a coy, tiptoe way of walking, crossed the lawn and pressed the frontdoor bell.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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