as in discouragement
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Recent Examples of deterrence
At the same time, experts have long pointed to the scant evidence for the ‘deterrence’ effect of policies such as these.
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Friends and relatives of Vath and Simmons filled two courtrooms, which included five deputies and more outside as a deterrence to what broke out on the first day of the trial.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump has called for Taiwan to boost its defense budget to as high as 10% of its GDP to strengthen deterrence against China.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The doubt lingering over extended deterrence guarantees—would the nuclear protector actually use these powerful weapons if doing so could result in its own destruction?—wouldn't be eliminated.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Friends and relatives of Vath and Simmons filled two courtrooms, which included five deputies and more outside as a deterrence to what broke out on the first day of the trial.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump has called for Taiwan to boost its defense budget to as high as 10% of its GDP to strengthen deterrence against China.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The doubt lingering over extended deterrence guarantees—would the nuclear protector actually use these powerful weapons if doing so could result in its own destruction?—wouldn't be eliminated.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deterrence
Noun
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Feedback can create defensiveness and discouragement.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Without immediate results, frustration and discouragement creep up, prompting people to quit.—
Jane Hanson,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Through the years, North talked about his experiences as a child actor, saying producers were most interested in obtaining a performance out of him while his schooling was neglected, despite California laws requiring three hours of instruction a day for child actors.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The apprentices also earn a progressive wage beginning at $15 an hour and technical instruction provided by the state Department of Education, among other benefits.—
Lena Miano,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2025
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The official policy allows for transgenders to compete in the women's category in both the junior and senior level after completing one calendar year of testosterone suppression treatment.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Please use caution when returning to the area as Firefighters remain on scene working on fire suppression.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The decision was also a relief for the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in the United States who were grappling with the uncertainty of returning to a country where many of them could face political persecution and repression from Nicolas Maduro’s government.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Authoritarian organizations do not yield gracefully and usually react with violent repression.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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The original product, which combined ambient scribing, voice commands and dictation features, has evolved.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Apple says that the speech recognition models that power dictation may temporarily display words with some phonetic overlap, before landing on the correct word.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Everybody's involved in this war and struggle, and some are pulling in different directions.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Focus on short-term gains instead of purpose and long-term goals so the lack of direction creates even more ambiguity.—
Csaba Toth,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Deterrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterrence. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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