as in reluctance
a lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something
the publisher's reticence to make content available online for free
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Recent Examples of reticence
China’s reticence to serve as the standard-bearer for Pyongyang is not new.
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Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
The Giants were not alone last offseason in their reticence to offer a running back a long-term, lucrative contract.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Fisher expressed reticence to discuss the investigation, opting to not mention Miller by name.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Sadly, in practice, a long holiday hangover tends to limit new releases; platforms’ reticence to compete for attention with an inevitable regime-change media frenzy could also be a factor this year.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
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Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
The Giants were not alone last offseason in their reticence to offer a running back a long-term, lucrative contract.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Fisher expressed reticence to discuss the investigation, opting to not mention Miller by name.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Sadly, in practice, a long holiday hangover tends to limit new releases; platforms’ reticence to compete for attention with an inevitable regime-change media frenzy could also be a factor this year.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Reticence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reticence. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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