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Recent Examples of abstention
The vote was 8-3, with one abstention.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The final tally — 12 in favor, seven opposed, and one abstention — drew cheers.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Each abstention or correction becomes training fuel.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The board’s approval of the new curriculum Tuesday evening, with four yes votes and one abstention, could help close the book on a years-long controversy over the contents of the curriculum.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The final tally — 12 in favor, seven opposed, and one abstention — drew cheers.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Each abstention or correction becomes training fuel.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The board’s approval of the new curriculum Tuesday evening, with four yes votes and one abstention, could help close the book on a years-long controversy over the contents of the curriculum.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstention
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Mike’s journey in the film is one of abnegation and humility, which Arbery (and, presumably, Gavras) might suggest is one way to deal with the ever-mounting apocalyptic unease that has gripped much of the world of late.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The feats, the ecstasies, the prostrations and abnegations.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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These movements, called avoidance maneuvers, already happen tens of thousands of times every year.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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The growing importance of collision avoidance The US operates by far the most satellites in low Earth orbit, thanks largely to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The cringing mortifications and unsettling unreality make the series a tough sit.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Embarrassment and mortification at best, misunderstandings and criticism at worst.—
Grace Aldridge Foster,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Beyond their asceticism, the six members of the group - Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza, and Yoonchae Jeung - hail from different countries, including the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Frayne writes that some second- and third-century sects, such as the Encratites, Priscilliantists, and Manicheans, advocated against meat eating, typically as part of a broader asceticism that might also include celibacy.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Aug. 2025
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But these signs receded somewhat in the following years, as government stimulus checks and loan-payment forbearance helped boost the fortunes of lower-income households.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
1 Nov. 2025
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Moynihan noted that Bank of America and its related companies also bank between 250,000 to 300,000 government employees, all of whom are now being offered services such as loan forbearance and fee forgiveness given issues related to their pay.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Saint Anthony was an Egyptian monk whose relics were brought to France during the Crusades in the Middle Ages, after inspiring many people to take up seclusion and self-denial.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Crace transports readers two thousand years into the past to a stark Biblical landscape full of visceral encounters, violence, self-denial, and possible miracles.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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And for employees of a public entity – like the Denver International Airport – there is a higher standard, an expectation of frugality.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
7 Oct. 2025
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The company cites a rise in frugality triggered by an uncertain economy, and the return to restoring vintage furniture and decor.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But what's really cool is how the movie brings those story lines together in a narrative filled with intriguing twists, gnarly kills, heroic sacrifices and a slew of nifty new Predator designs.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Swapping the pie crust for these biscuits is a small sacrifice—if it could even be called that.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Abstention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstention. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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