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as in belt-tightening
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as in curtailment
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Recent Examples of retrenchment
Fewer locations, services Safety net outpatient clinics also project retrenchment if significant numbers of Coloradans lose Medicaid coverage.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Chasing a Keyhole Amid this retrenchment, Russia is targeting what's left of its capacity for innovation in space toward pestering the US military.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
The box office has been on a roller-coaster ride since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the release schedule feeling the effects of the industry’s broader retrenchment.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Notwithstanding the retrenchment under way at publishers like Business Insider, there are still some journalistic tasks that machines can’t do well — the workflows being too messy and unpredictable.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Chasing a Keyhole Amid this retrenchment, Russia is targeting what's left of its capacity for innovation in space toward pestering the US military.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
The box office has been on a roller-coaster ride since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the release schedule feeling the effects of the industry’s broader retrenchment.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Notwithstanding the retrenchment under way at publishers like Business Insider, there are still some journalistic tasks that machines can’t do well — the workflows being too messy and unpredictable.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenchment
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Duffy will now take charge of the $25 billion NASA budget at a moment when the agency is bracing for deep cuts — a belt-tightening push that echoes some of the controversial cost-cutting measures Musk championed before his departure.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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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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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 30 Jul. 2025.
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