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Recent Examples of indulgence This mocktail is pure indulgence with a playful twist. Essence, 17 June 2025 The club, in other words, had to go from indulgence to running itself as a business. James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 May 2025 Everyday costs add up quickly, and having a clear financial checkpoint helps ensure that both necessities and indulgences can be covered. Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 Finally, adopt the 80/20 rule, which focuses on eating healthy 80% of the time while allowing some flexibility for occasional indulgences the other 20%. Leigh Morgan, Quartz, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for indulgence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indulgence
Noun
  • Indeed, the designer’s intentions are based on high ideals — kindness, tolerance and humility among them — even if his methods can sometime shock.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
  • Her courage, kindness, and determination touched the lives of everyone who knew her.
    Christina Coulter, People.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Blunt’s one-time assistant will now be an executive at a luxury brand conglomerate that advertises with Runway.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
  • As a result, luxury brands poured hundreds of thousands into Vogue just to appear in the legendary September issue.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • And, while very few expect Wales to get out of the group, or perhaps even win a single point in the process of trying, the lack of pressure is viewed as a privilege in the camp.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • Authorities on Thursday rolled back restrictions at nine California prisons where privileges had been suspended and inmate movements restricted because of a statewide surge in violence.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The city offers a blend of efficient governance, safety, world-class infrastructure, and high-end amenities—the core elements that global investors and residents increasingly prioritize.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Here, gorgeous natural beauty mingles with upscale amenities and colorful community art installations.
    JP Shaffer, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Although Pazzi is gone, the need for automation in food service continues to grow.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
  • To get to the camp, far removed from cell service, families traveled on Highway 39, which runs along the Guadalupe River, crossing over the waterway at points.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • There’s a rhythm to how Hall leads: present, precise, but full of grace.
    Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • However, experts urge giving everyone grace and keeping an open mind.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The style’s timeless aesthetic and high-quality feel come courtesy of that leather upper with careful stitching, plus a traditional lace-up style and a supportive outsole carved with the map of Manhattan (harking back to Coach’s Big Apple identity).
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
  • See which breweries are near you, courtesy of CT Brewers’ Guild.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Sales tax revenue, meanwhile, is at the mercy of uncertain macroeconomic conditions, with many U.S. economists predicting that the country might soon fall into a recession.
    Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
  • That's the small mercy serious songs offer: not false hope, but a candle in the hallway, proof that someone else stayed up too.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025

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“Indulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indulgence. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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