retiringness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retiringness
Noun
  • The federal government’s success in strong-arming Ryan to resign and the UVA Board’s acquiescence to it have been viewed by higher education officials as one more alarming step by the Trump administration to strip away university autonomy and self-governance.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • Too many have chosen the politics of non-engagement, which is at best a hair’s breadth away from acquiescence or complicity.
    Kamila Shamsie June 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • But in deference to the surrender seeker, only one section of the trip will be shared at a time.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Trump speaks about free speech but lawsuits serve as warning signal Paramount and CBS are following what is — by now — a well worn path of corporate deference to Trump.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • One reason for the diffidence may be that Shao-Horn already has another project for building larger electrodes to be used in EV applications.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2010
  • New Delhi and Washington have made important strides together toward balancing Chinese power in recent years, but India’s diffidence about a tight partnership with the United States frustrates this outcome.
    ASHLEY J. TELLIS, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Instead of offering a comment, Brigitte is resorting to trying to bully a reporter into submission.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 23 July 2025
  • Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.
    Jim Asker, Billboard, 23 July 2025
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“Retiringness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retiringness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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