as in abnegation
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Recent Examples of abstention
The vote was 204 in favor of impeachment and 85 voting against it; voting in three abstentions and eight votes were ruled invalid, NBC News reported.
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
With five votes in favor and two abstentions, the board named Cory Wilson, the assistant superintendent of educational services, the interim superintendent.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
The vote to recall her was 16-5 with two abstentions.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The council voted 5-2, with one abstention, according to The Sacramento Bee on Dec. 18, 1985.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
With five votes in favor and two abstentions, the board named Cory Wilson, the assistant superintendent of educational services, the interim superintendent.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
The vote to recall her was 16-5 with two abstentions.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The council voted 5-2, with one abstention, according to The Sacramento Bee on Dec. 18, 1985.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstention
Noun
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The feats, the ecstasies, the prostrations and abnegations.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The explicit and quasi-religious abnegation of the right to violent self-defense put the national committee at odds with one of its key allies during the Saturday march: Black Lives Matter.—
Samantha Eyler,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Jan. 2017
Noun
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The vehicle must also earn a good or acceptable rating in the collision avoidance areas, like pedestrian front-crash prevention technology test for daytime and nighttime driving as well as its headlights on all trim levels.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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As far as speed, elephants moving at a slow speed show an even stronger avoidance of the difficult, more energetically-costly terrain.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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MacCulloch is particularly engaging in his discussion of how baffling the early Christian mortification of the flesh would have seemed to contemporaries.—
S. C. Cornell,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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Hong again employs the long table-time takes that have witnessed the mortification of so many drunken characters, this time skewering Donghwa.—
Nicolas Rapold,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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The bout of asceticism didn’t deter her from finishing a quarter of the album, however.—
Arimeta Diop,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Louise tells tales of drunkenness, asceticism, death.—
Hervé Guibert,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Thousands of vets suddenly had no affordable way to come out of forbearance and get current on their VA home loans.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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Those who enrolled are currently in an administrative forbearance expected to last until at least December.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the biblical term for self-denial – inui – has another meaning.—
Rabbi Avi Weiss,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Oct. 2024
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The Ford Focus Electric, with its appealing, Euro-hatchback lines, lacks the frumpy feel of self-denial often associated with electric cars.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Mar. 2012
Noun
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The Cincinnati Bengals have been criticized for years for being the one of the few NFL teams without a true indoor practice facility—viewed by some fans as a symbol of ownership’s frugality.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The 38-year-old Overland Park resident strives to limit his out-of-pocket expenses to $1,000 a month, part of a frugality born out of a challenging life.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2025
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Their sacrifices and bravery were foundational to the nation’s independence, and acknowledging their stories ensures a more inclusive and accurate portrayal of American history.—
Will Minter,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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There were also animal sacrifices that involved smell.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Abstention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstention. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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