refrainment

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Noun
  • History shows that control and restraint are essential when managing systems with the potential to destabilize rather than improve.
    Amir Hayeri, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • And why are people still giving time to a guy who trumpets misogyny and anti-semitism, denies the Holocaust, pals around with white nationalist dweebs, including Donald Trump, and recently made Alex Jones look like a paragon of reason and restraint?
    SPIN Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The familiar problems with interceptions, lack of discipline and missed kicks keep popping up.
    Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Adhering to the right process fosters discipline and attentiveness, qualities that enhance your ability to learn and adapt.
    Joseph Sudhip, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This emotional repression can lead to feelings of envy toward women, who are far more culturally permitted to express a broader emotional range.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Rasoulof was inspired to make the film while imprisoned for criticizing government repression of civilian protests.
    Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • There was this lack of inhibition when I was introduced to the world of acting for the first time.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Mid-month gets interesting with the full moon in Aries, peaking on Oct. 17 while touching down on your 12th house of secrets, inhibitions and healing.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • And in case anyone thinks its suppressions are the stuff of the past, the emergence of far-right leaders around the Western world in the past few years quickly quells the fantasy.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Gender-affirming care, which for youth may include puberty suppression or hormone therapy, helps transgender people live in accordance with their gender identity.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Refrainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrainment. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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