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as in reluctance
a lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something
sales figures for the month were up, as consumers began to overcome their hesitance about purchasing big-ticket items
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as in hesitation
a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action
she mistook my hesitance to mean I didn't like her poem, but I was trying to come up with appropriate words of praise
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Recent Examples of hesitance
This patience and hesitance to pay up when the market looked good in early trading has served us well so far.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Some Republican lawmakers have already expressed hesitance about removing the governor’s executive authority over immigration enforcement.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Some Republican lawmakers have expressed hesitance to focus on a DOGE dividend rather than lowering the national deficit or expanding tax cuts, according to Forbes.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
Soren Toft and Vincent Clerc, the CEOs of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk, respectively, have called out the lack of safety guarantees as the top reason for their hesitance to return.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Some Republican lawmakers have already expressed hesitance about removing the governor’s executive authority over immigration enforcement.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Some Republican lawmakers have expressed hesitance to focus on a DOGE dividend rather than lowering the national deficit or expanding tax cuts, according to Forbes.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
Soren Toft and Vincent Clerc, the CEOs of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk, respectively, have called out the lack of safety guarantees as the top reason for their hesitance to return.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hesitance
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Indeed, behind all of this is the administration's reluctance to support Ukraine, which allies might see as applying to themselves, and China might see as applying to Taiwan.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Women’s reluctance to compete has been well-documented.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The source of hesitation is President Trump’s latest tariffs, which, as announced earlier this month, included a 46% tax on imports from Vietnam, the country’s eighth-largest trading partner.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Studies show that financial trauma can lead to avoidance behaviors, chronic underinvestment, and hesitation in wealth-building strategies even among women who appear financially stable on paper.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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At least one legislator expressed hesitancy during a Senate committee vote Wednesday about the legislation’s expansive footprint.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
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Concerns about data quality, compliance and the rapid pace of AI advancements have created hesitancy, particularly when AI is hastily deployed into customer-facing applications.—
Sumit Johar,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The president announced a 90-day pause for several countries but increased tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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This tactical pause enables regulators, particularly EFRAG, to refine the ESRS and streamline technical standards ahead of the December 2025 transposition deadline, thereby enhancing regulatory clarity.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Hesitance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hesitance. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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