abstemiousness

noun

as in dieting

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Recent Examples of abstemiousness The effects of such abstemiousness are less clear, though a pair of new movies point in two very different interpretative directions. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 The book promises that an abundant future is possible—a savvy framing, because some environmentalists often claim that the path to well-being runs through abstemiousness, a message that does not tend to resonate with broad swaths of society. — Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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dieting
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  • Those include dieting, skipping meals, binge eating and excessive exercise.
    — Erin Harrop, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Gurel writes that the associations with hippies, dieting, and dessert-like snacks all gave yogurt a feminine connotation.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dieting

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“Abstemiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstemiousness. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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