imposingly
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Baranov, who was inspired in part by an actual Putin aide, Vladislav Surkov, is played by Paul Dano with what is meant to be an imposingly implacable style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Two cruise ships tower imposingly over a sleepy port in the Brazilian Amazon where some 50,000 people are gathering for a UN climate conference.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
The building, dating back to the late 19th Century, sits imposingly on the high street and has been on sale for a handful of change shy of £250,000.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2023
Often this kind of transformation is done for comically villainous effect, whether it’s Colin Farrell’s Penguin in “The Batman” or Emma Thompson’s imposingly evil Miss Trunchbull in “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
The Countess's only son was the very image of his father, and quite as imposingly wooden.
From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Ossip Schubin
