abasements

Definition of abasementsnext
plural of abasement

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Noun
  • At the same time, China’s appetite for conflict has likely been dampened by struggles to support its slowing domestic economy, as well as a string of dismissals in the top echelons of its own military.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The same dismissals and insults.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This is a path that flies Orion to lunar space on a direct path back to Earth to avoid the need for any major firings of the spacecraft's engine after its translunar injection burn that will put it on a course for the moon.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In these latest cuts, some of the other firings were in sales, recruiting, and Facebook, signaling that Zuckerberg is separating the chaff in non-AI related units beyond its flailing Metaverse division.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Abasements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abasements. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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