as in discouragement
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Recent Examples of deterrence
Making a strategy of European extended deterrence work will require significant updates to both nuclear hardware and doctrines.
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Mark S. Bell, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
In recent years, China has dramatically increased its nuclear deterrence.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2025
What to watch: A U.S. official said Trump doesn't want to go to war with Iran but needs the military assets to establish deterrence in the negotiations — and to be prepared to act if negotiations fail and things escalate quickly.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Even after the fall of the Soviet Union—the deterrence of which was NATO's original raison d'etre—the alliance remains a firewall against authoritarianism.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Mark S. Bell, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
In recent years, China has dramatically increased its nuclear deterrence.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2025
What to watch: A U.S. official said Trump doesn't want to go to war with Iran but needs the military assets to establish deterrence in the negotiations — and to be prepared to act if negotiations fail and things escalate quickly.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Even after the fall of the Soviet Union—the deterrence of which was NATO's original raison d'etre—the alliance remains a firewall against authoritarianism.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deterrence
Noun
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But comparing your financial journey to others’ successes can lead to discouragement.—
Brian Kelly,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Those types of plays transform the Bulls offense — cracking open a defensive setup, sending a jolt of discouragement through an opposing defender.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When the proper product is located carefully follow label instructions to prevent damage to your lawn.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
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Another option is to use a garden fertilizer or a slow-release product following label instructions.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 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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Documenting Jenna’s bold art and activism, this film offers a powerful, intimate look at resilience under repression.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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At the heart of his writing is the idea of providing a deeper and more nuanced understanding of a country that lost a quarter of its population in less than a decade — one that goes beyond the images of humanitarian emergencies, crime, repression and economic collapse.—
Roxsy Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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In any case, paradigm-shifting functionality such as ambient documentation summarization implies a certain level of disruptive change, as existing tech vendors and healthcare providers must supersede their existing dictation systems to fully embrace the new technology.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 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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Vision also became the name of the game, since looking in the direction of the slide helped to bring our hands into the right steering angle more naturally.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Luckily for the Jayhawks, the offense is trending in the right direction.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Deterrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterrence. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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