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as in belt-tightening
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as in curtailment
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Recent Examples of retrenchment
Or perhaps predation would simply run rampant as American retrenchment reduced the price on malign behavior.
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Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024
Even in moments of retrenchment or seeming reversal, progress has found a way.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have been in retrenchment for the last couple of years, but 2025 is starting with a serious downturn.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Experts pointed to a mismatch between supply and demand, with big buyers moderating their purchases and a retrenchment after heavy spending during the pandemic, as well as the uncertain geopolitical outlook.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024
Even in moments of retrenchment or seeming reversal, progress has found a way.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have been in retrenchment for the last couple of years, but 2025 is starting with a serious downturn.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Experts pointed to a mismatch between supply and demand, with big buyers moderating their purchases and a retrenchment after heavy spending during the pandemic, as well as the uncertain geopolitical outlook.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenchment
Noun
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Kane County has been on a belt-tightening budget for many years.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Gloria imposed a series of belt-tightening measures in November, weeks after voters rejected a sales-tax measure that would have raised $400 million a year in new revenue.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Europe and Austria are paying a stiff price for the curtailment of Russian gas.—
Stanley Reed,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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One source of savings is avoided 'curtailment' of wind farms on Maui, which already produce more power at times than the local grid can handle.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Feb. 2015
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In a fiercely divided country, many saw the cutbacks through their own political lens.—
TIME,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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Big reasons for the gap between California and other states include sluggish hiring in the the state’s entertainment industry and cutbacks in big-technology and agricultural employment.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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Nonetheless, investors must recognize the company’s vulnerability during economic downturns.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Mittelstadt had a strong postseason for Colorado and got off to a good start this season, but his game has since taken a downturn.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Using pastry blender, cut in shortening and butter until pieces are pea size.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2025
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Make a well in the middle of the mixture and add in mashed bananas, egg, milk, shortening or oil, walnuts, and vanilla.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenchment. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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