bashfulness

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Noun
  • There was a time when Hubble had the potential to become NASA's biggest embarrassment.
    Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The embarrassment for Manchester United letting a striker leave who then is the star in a Champions League tie against elite opposition is obvious.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Read More: 8 Things to Say During a Fight With Your Partner Swearing seems to help people shed their social inhibitions, according to Stephens, one of the study’s authors.
    Stacey Colino, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Those raising awareness of the Arabic Facebook posts feel no such inhibition.
    Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The holding was manifestly correct, but the dicta may be equally important in counseling greater restraint on both sides.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
  • After three consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Final from 2020-22, the combination of age and salary-cap restraints had diminished the Tampa Bay roster.
    John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Bashfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bashfulness. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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