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as in nonemphatic
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as in low-pressure
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Recent Examples of nonassertive
People who knew Zhang described him to police as a nonassertive man who avoided conflict and typically acquiesced to his wife.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2021
Those who saw an assertive ad chose to allocate $7 of the gift card to the brand on average, compared with $14 for those who saw a nonassertive ad.
—Alina Dizik, WSJ, 16 May 2017
Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2021
Those who saw an assertive ad chose to allocate $7 of the gift card to the brand on average, compared with $14 for those who saw a nonassertive ad.
—Alina Dizik, WSJ, 16 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonassertive
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According to the National Weather Service, the low-pressure system from Rockies will become a dynamic mid-latitude cyclone.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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The northern tier will bear the brunt of the low-pressure system, with an arctic blast set to blow through.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
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The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
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The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.Jon Pareles, New York Times, 6 July 2018
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Shy and unassertive, she’s often been overlooked by others and kept to herself.Yasmine AlSayyad, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
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After a time, Patterson’s play-it-down-the-middle approach feels less like the remembrances of a Renaissance man and more like evasive, unassertive hedging.Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 6 June 2022
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The cold snap that permeated the Bay Area earlier this week and made the rain seem a bit chillier than usual may seem like nothing more than a mild cooldown by the time the weekend dawns, according to the National Weather Service.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Despite their relatively thin profile, however, the Venta gloves were too hot for runs in mild temps above 30 degrees Fahrenheit.Mark Eller, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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Walmart, buoyed by strong sales of essentials like groceries and toys, heads into the holiday season with momentum, while Target has faced sluggish demand for discretionary items like apparel.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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The Chinese city has struggled in recent years owing to the aftereffects of its tough COVID-zero policy, concerns over Beijing’s encroaching jurisdiction, and a sluggish Chinese economy.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
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Sunny is the creation of Suzie’s husband, who died under ambiguous circumstances, leaving her alone in their life in Kyoto.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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To minimize misinterpretations, providing clear guidelines for writing test instructions and avoiding ambiguous phrasing is key.Asad Khan, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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From sleepy 16th-century village to 21st-century internet sensation, Sułoszowa in southern Poland (population 6,000) earned millions of online fans after this aerial image of the one-road town went viral in 2020.Diane Cole, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
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In mid-October, in the sleepy Christian village of Aitou, high in the hills of northern Lebanon, an Israeli air strike destroyed Elie Alwan’s three-story home.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer Kale is a witch who is very guarded and needs to learn how to trust people, and keeps getting tested on that over and over again throughout the show.Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Nonassertive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonassertive. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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