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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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Even if existing obstacle avoidance systems work effectively, research is being conducted to increase flight speeds above two meters per second, allowing real-world operations to respond more quickly, according to TRR.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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How to Model Healthy Disagreement While avoidance of conflict may seem to make the family dynamic feel less tense in the short term, this strategy doesn’t model how to have healthy disagreements.—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
30 Oct. 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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The wide-ranging pact also includes amendment of a forbearance agreement with Palomar’s lenders, a requirement that lenders created after the public health care district breached financial covenants on more than $700 million in revenue bond debt.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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But a forbearance agreement was terminated in March and foreclosure proceedings resumed.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 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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After her best friend and heir-to-the-throne, Kyrian, replaces her as a sacrifice to the Devil, plain, plus-size and autistic Alesta is willing to go to Hell and back.—
Brittany Johnson,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Back at Montecalvo, another fan-favorite character is making another sacrifice.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Abstention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstention. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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