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Recent Examples of self-abandonment
In the film, Ferreira stars as Lily Trevino, a 25-year-old at-home caretaker who struggles with self-abandonment.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
Yet, as Danny watches her real passport being fed into a shredder, the torment of self-abandonment begins to weigh on her.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Khaled himself maintains a mysterious inertia that turns Matar’s narrative into a deep and detailed exploration not so much of abandonment as of self-abandonment: the story of a man split in two, one who cannot quite tell the story that would make the parts cohere again.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
The novelist Thomas Mann thought that German expressionism and Nazism both sprang from the same root of emotional self-abandonment.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
Yet, as Danny watches her real passport being fed into a shredder, the torment of self-abandonment begins to weigh on her.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Khaled himself maintains a mysterious inertia that turns Matar’s narrative into a deep and detailed exploration not so much of abandonment as of self-abandonment: the story of a man split in two, one who cannot quite tell the story that would make the parts cohere again.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
The novelist Thomas Mann thought that German expressionism and Nazism both sprang from the same root of emotional self-abandonment.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-abandonment
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Some health insurance plans may cover referrals to specialists for issues related to menopause, like bone loss, urinary incontinence and depression.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
24 Jan. 2025
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Urinary incontinence or erectile dysfunction when used for prostate cancer How to Prepare A healthcare provider will complete a medical history and physical examination before determining if cryotherapy is the best or one of the best treatment options for you.—
Archana Sharma,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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The chemical may initially cause symptoms like dizziness, weakness, slurred speech and disinhibition.—
Katherine Hignett,
Forbes,
22 Nov. 2024
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Medical science has a word for it: disinhibition, to lose control of one’s manners and conduct.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Oct. 2024
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Between ever-evolving technology, social media influence, and a society that thrives on competition and instant gratification, parents these days are stressed.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
21 Jan. 2025
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Why slog through the messy grind of congressional compromise when a single signature offers immediate gratification?—
Casey Burgat,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Setting aside humanity, humility, charity, generosity, rationality, reality and other distractions, the Los Angeles fires add another element to what was already a fraught relationship between two egocentric political figures.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The interfaith outpouring of compassion and generosity is an example of faith in action, those interviewed say.—
Sophie Hills,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
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As Trump’s second term commences, this magnanimity may be at stake.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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That level of humility and magnanimity would go a long way these days.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
7 Nov. 2024
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La Mer's Deep Purifying Mask is the indulgence your inner bougie self will be over the moon for.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
14 Jan. 2025
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The 21 + ice cream flavor was created to evoke the indulgence and excitement of a tropical escape.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
13 Jan. 2025
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To date, most sales efforts have focused on the urgency surrounding global warming, an appeal to investors and buyers’ altruism or the threat of bad PR.—
Jamil Wyne,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps more than any single post-World War II president, Carter changed the way many saw the U.S. by attempting to inject American values of altruism, democracy and human rights into foreign policy.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Self-abandonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-abandonment. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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