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as in belt-tightening
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as in curtailment
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Recent Examples of retrenchment
The action came amid a nationwide wave of retrenchment in health care that, as some industry medical sources have documented, started in January, growing as the budget debate in Washington, D.C., focused on cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and benefits granted by the Affordable Care Act.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
In a significant retrenchment, media mogul Byron Allen has retained investment banking firm Moelis & Co. to sell his network-affiliate television stations after spending more than $1 billion to scoop up outlets in smaller markets.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
In 2017, the archdiocese ordered an extensive retrenchment and realignment of churches in dozens of communities; St. Peter was merged that year with two others into the Divine Providence parish.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
But no amount of sifting through the cultural artifacts of the two-thousands can explain the retrenchment of the Trump era.
—Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
In a significant retrenchment, media mogul Byron Allen has retained investment banking firm Moelis & Co. to sell his network-affiliate television stations after spending more than $1 billion to scoop up outlets in smaller markets.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
In 2017, the archdiocese ordered an extensive retrenchment and realignment of churches in dozens of communities; St. Peter was merged that year with two others into the Divine Providence parish.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
But no amount of sifting through the cultural artifacts of the two-thousands can explain the retrenchment of the Trump era.
—Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenchment
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The cost estimate, provided to The Times on Monday by the county chief executive office, will necessitate more belt-tightening for a government that’s running out of notches.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Then there is the entertainment industry at large, which has been in a belt-tightening mode resulting in multiple rounds of layoffs, most recently at Disney and Paramount Global.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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At that rate, the load curtailment during a curtailment event would last 1.7 hours.—
Greg Robinson,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Vallas’ insistence on elevating the payouts to survivors of police violence and the criminal justice reform measures aimed at the curtailment of civil rights abuses to a greater level of concern than the police abuses of power that our city is unfortunately known for is nothing short of shameful.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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To help offset the lost tax revenue, the package includes $1.2 trillion in cutbacks to Medicaid health care and food stamps, largely by imposing new work requirements, including for some parents and older people, and a major rollback of green energy tax credits.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The high court’s ruling has been expected inside the administration for weeks now; multiple agencies are gearing up to proceed with further cutbacks once that decision came down.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
10 July 2025
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Valuation risks: The company encounters significant valuation risks because of its potentially high current valuation, which may afford little protection against downturns.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Key measures of the economy have proven resilient in recent months, however, defying fears of sky-high inflation and a possible economic downturn.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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The native of Chicagoland made stops at four colleges, his trajectory interrupted midway through that journey by COVID, his fortunes impacted by the shortening of the MLB draft to five rounds.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Buffalo Wild Wings uses beef shortening made from beef fat to cook fries, tots, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, chicken tenders and wings.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
Indianapolis Star,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenchment. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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