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noun

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Recent Examples of irresolute
Adjective
The prevailing sense among investors and market handicappers entering the month was to expect choppy, irresolute action full of potential scares. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024 The prevailing sense among investors and market handicappers entering the month was to expect choppy, irresolute action full of potential scares. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024 Showing signs of being irresolute can signal weakness that adversaries take note of. Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2024 Vernon’s sea power duly secured the Panamanian export hub of Porto Bello (which would give its name to London’s Portobello Road), but the irresolute Wentworth was ignominiously defeated in his halfhearted attempts to capture Cartagena (in modern-day Colombia) and Santiago, Cuba. Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021 In some states, the confusion felt by providers and patients is compounded by ambiguous, irresolute language in the new and forthcoming laws themselves. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 2 July 2022 That phrase is a call back to the ancestors and an acknowledgment that you were not raised to be fearful and irresolute. Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021 Sessions became unpopular within the agency for irresolute leadership, according to a 1993 New York Times article that described him as having a short attention span and being disinterested in bureaucratic details. Stephen Miller, Bloomberg.com, 11 June 2020 More unsettling than terrifying, the story (by the directors and Sergio Casci) builds to a leisurely, irresolute and unsatisfying climax. Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresolute
Adjective
  • Carbonaceous chondrites tend to be weaker and more crumbly than other meteorites, so these objects just don’t stand as much of a chance.
    Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Then, McIlroy hit a weak drive to the right and was blocked by pines.
    Time, Time, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Exact timing and locations of these storms remain uncertain at this time, according to the NWS.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The more Macdonald resists mythologizing or summing up, the more John Lennon and Yoko Ono emerge as fragile, complex individuals on a journey together during uncertain times.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Lu and experts predict that in tighter times, Americans will likely be more hesitant both to buy new clothes and to donate their old ones.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Amanda Peet and Olivia Munn aren't hesitant to throw down.
    Brianne Tracy, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Dasha led the melodic charge with short phrases that captured the character’s hesitance.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
  • That could indicate a hesitance to cut rates because lower rates can give inflation more fuel.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump has downplayed concerns that his seemingly indecisive policy pronouncements may contribute to uneasiness among consumers and businesses.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
  • This indecisive time period is perfect for cleaning out your closet.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The president announced a 90-day pause for several countries but increased tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Related article Trump announces 90-day pause on ‘reciprocal’ tariffs with exception of China The positive shift was widespread.
    John Towfighi, David Goldman and Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025

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