as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others
dogs bred for docility instead of aggressiveness
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Noun
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This can be through walking, obedience training, running, games of fetch, or swimming.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025 -
There may have been very little emotional vulnerability exchanged between kids and parents, while kids were required to perform obedience rather than express their authentic selves.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The scene goes on at length, Fanny taking and twisting every one of her husband’s arguments into so many knots he is left tongue-tied, all opposition mute, all acquiescence complete.—
Natalie Jenner
May 6,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2025
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In a post-American Europe, Moscow would establish a patchwork of individual relationships with European countries, confronting some with territorial threats and gray-zone tactics (such as disinformation campaigns) and rewarding others for their acquiescence with cheap energy.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
1 May 2025
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“Docility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docility. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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