1
as in sacrifice
voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
They moved off the grid to live a life of austerity.
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as in gruffness
the quality or state of being stern and serious in manner or appearance
His air of austerity tends to put others off.
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as in misery
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
His family spent years living in austerity during the recession.
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Recent Examples of austerity
One club has poor results, a squad that doesn’t fit the new manager, that same squad is uber expensive, toxic stars out on loan, limited resources to buy players, a crumbling stadium, mountains of debt, pilfering owners, and are in the midst of an austerity crackdown.
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Yet the film’s duration (more than three hours) and its austerity, its only oblique connections to familiar genres, left it, and Akerman, outside the ken of general audiences.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
People have had it with this fake austerity circus.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
Shutdown costs are likely to add millions more at an inopportune time given the austerity drive and cutbacks rippling through the traditional media sector.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Yet the film’s duration (more than three hours) and its austerity, its only oblique connections to familiar genres, left it, and Akerman, outside the ken of general audiences.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
People have had it with this fake austerity circus.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
Shutdown costs are likely to add millions more at an inopportune time given the austerity drive and cutbacks rippling through the traditional media sector.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for austerity
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Everyone will be tested and, as the stakes rise, the betrayals, sacrifices and conflicting agendas will become profound.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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While most old soldiers, like Karl Malden's superb, empathetic Gen. Omar Bradley, absorb the senseless loss of life of war with regret and resolve that the sacrifice was necessary, Scott's Patton reveals the darker side of humanity that craves conflict, that lives for it.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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That system, Fritz Alphonse Jean said, has fueled immense misery and social inequalities as well as the current gang violence that has a desperate population urgently calling for help.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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Indian spiritual leader and environmental campaigner Sadhguru has spoken to Newsweek about the nation's mental health, offering his secret to achieving a good state of mind by choosing joy or misery.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s style as President offers a case study in the risks of founder-style leadership without operational discipline.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The office also oversees a large data collection project that tracks disparities in resources, course access and discipline for students of different racial and socioeconomic groups.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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The bout of asceticism didn’t deter her from finishing a quarter of the album, however.—
Arimeta Diop,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Louise tells tales of drunkenness, asceticism, death.—
Hervé Guibert,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Nov. 2024
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Daylight Saving Time and Decision Making Sleep researchers warn that sleep deprivation can severely impact those who make critical decisions, including managers, military commanders, and politicians.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Sleep deprivation comes with real costs Chronic sleep deprivation does more than leave people tired.—
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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That's reality for a country that, across Democratic and Republican administrations, has spent taxpayer money without restraint or care about debt.—
Axios,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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This season was about restraint and impact — where luxury was deliberate, innovation measured, and the conversation between past and present more compelling than ever.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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The consortium has promised to reduce that to 18 months by next year, but even that’s not nearly fast enough given the severity of the transatlantic security crisis.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Read More: How Climate Change Will Affect the Seasons The firings, which are expected to continue in the coming days, have sparked outrage among experts and lawmakers, who warn that such cuts could severely hamper NOAA's ability to respond to the increasing severity of weather events.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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The potential impact of private equity in health care has been on display in Connecticut recently as Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity company that owns four Connecticut hospitals filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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The company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January for the second time since initially filing and going private in March 2024.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Austerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/austerity. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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