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Recent Examples of defeatism
Too often the effect has been to make the GOP put lipstick on defeatism.
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Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
Shot entirely in France, the movie renders its ideas of romantic melancholy and Agathe’s default romantic defeatism in ways that reassure the audience every second.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Blind pessimism becomes defeatism, a denial that solutions are possible.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2025
The defeatism that has come to define the way that many young people today perceive the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis is not really part of her vocabulary.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
Shot entirely in France, the movie renders its ideas of romantic melancholy and Agathe’s default romantic defeatism in ways that reassure the audience every second.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Blind pessimism becomes defeatism, a denial that solutions are possible.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2025
The defeatism that has come to define the way that many young people today perceive the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis is not really part of her vocabulary.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defeatism
Noun
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The Dodger dynasty has increased pessimism about labor peace.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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The world is experiencing a solar boom that has vastly outperformed expectations and tempered pessimism around climate change.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Employees protested the company's work with Israel, leading to firings and resignations.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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On Wednesday, the city’s fire commissioner, Robert Tucker, announced his resignation, effective next month.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Defeatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defeatism. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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