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as in sacrifice
voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
They moved off the grid to live a life of austerity.
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as in gruffness
the quality or state of being stern and serious in manner or appearance
His air of austerity tends to put others off.
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as in misery
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
His family spent years living in austerity during the recession.
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Recent Examples of austerity
Coarse bread became a symbol of poverty and austerity, while cloudlike cake became associated with celebrations and indulgence.
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Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
This period of fiscal austerity and penny-pinching has fueled creative workarounds.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Corporate and individual spending is currently plagued by austerity measures, which means the entrepreneurial leader’s approach must be even sharper.
—Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
He was appointed by a Republican president who did not run on austerity measures in the first place, outside of DOGE.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2025
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Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
This period of fiscal austerity and penny-pinching has fueled creative workarounds.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Corporate and individual spending is currently plagued by austerity measures, which means the entrepreneurial leader’s approach must be even sharper.
—Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
He was appointed by a Republican president who did not run on austerity measures in the first place, outside of DOGE.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for austerity
Noun
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Alessa Li shouldn’t be surprised that she and her cohort at the Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted have been prepared as human sacrifices, considering that she was kidnapped in the first place.—
Natalie Zutter
June 30,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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The film combines personal sacrifice with the broader struggle for independence.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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30 June 2025
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Fortune said Thursday that the Obama administration gave Haitians temporary protective status after an earthquake devastated Haiti, multiplying the island’s many miseries.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
3 July 2025
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The season ends with so many of the characters on the verge of a path to proper fulfillment; why prolong their misery?—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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But the promise of fiscal discipline has become a straightjacket.—
Oliver Eagleton,
Time,
5 July 2025
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Prior to Vida, the Fort Wayne native studied culinary disciplines including butchery at Ivy Tech's Fort Wayne and Indianapolis campuses.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
4 July 2025
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That kind of asceticism seemed neither fun nor sustainable.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
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Role models for digital moderation, much less asceticism, are in short supply.—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
11 May 2025
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In Five Minutes Sleep deprivation affects millions of Americans, with approximately 70 million people suffering from chronic sleep problems according to health authorities.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Without this phase of sleep, horses can suffer from REM deprivation, leading to drowsiness and even collapse.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Shams Charania’s debut as part of ESPN’s NBA Draft coverage last week doubled as a herculean exercise in restraint.—
Peter A. Berry,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2025
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Most were secular, or observed religion privately and with restraint.—
Kian Tajbakhsh,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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How Long Does Recovery From A Groin Strain Take? The recovery period depends on the grade and severity.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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When comparing 80-degree Fahrenheit days to days in the 40s, there was a 40 to 45% increase in the frequency or severity of sleep apnea.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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Despite Regeneron's pledges to honor 23andMe's privacy policies, more than two dozen states sued to halt the deal, arguing that genetic information is a unique and fundamentally different type of property than the kind that might normally change hands in a bankruptcy sale.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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Waters bought the team out of bankruptcy for roughly $7 million in June 2015.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
27 June 2025
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“Austerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/austerity. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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