indulgences

plural of indulgence

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Recent Examples of indulgences Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, a financial therapist and host of the Mind Money Balance podcast, explained that such indulgences can offer a predictable moment of control when so much else feels uncertain. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Summer is a great time to revisit juicy, fresh, or sweet gourmands, but as the weather cools down, we’re reminded of more nuanced indulgences. — Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026 In this view, regulation, safety testing, liability, and labor protections are all indulgences that a superpower can no longer afford. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Wellness elements are also included in the itineraries, adding balance to the indulgences through activities like spa treatments and movement sessions. — Taryn White, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The post-pandemic YOLO spending binges have given way to micro-indulgences. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 With an abundance of genre-crossing indulgences that are scary, surreal, and sometimes silly, the Paramount+ hit is operating at full warp speed in this penultimate outing, the debut episode of which just premiered on July 23, 2026. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 July 2026 Small daily habits often have a bigger impact on blood sugar control than occasional indulgences. — Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 20 July 2026 Most of us can remember when little indulgences didn’t require much thought. — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indulgences
Noun
  • One of the consultants, Denver transportation attorney Brett Butzin, billed almost $130,000 for flights in a single year while charging almost $600 an hour for his services.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Coming out of the pandemic, services companies had excess equipment and were eyeing growth.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Today, the hotel remains a grand dame of Milan, offering a perfect mix of old-world luxury with modern amenities, all delivered through impeccable hospitality.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Two additional bedrooms each enjoy their own dedicated bathrooms, with other amenities including a private elevator landing and a Savant home-automation system.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Maybe someone with the right privileges could perform a factory reset or another destructive action, for example.
    — David Bennett, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Another possibility is to find out if your IRA offers check-writing privileges.
    — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Yet tailoring is also one of fashion’s great luxuries — an intimate, almost obsessive process of shaping cloth around the body.
    — Tyler Matthew Oyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Now let's pivot into the country club of college football experiences and what happened at Northwestern last night at the opener for Ryan Field, the new $900 million field that is a mini-modern NFL stadium with all the luxuries that NFL fans expect.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For cadres and others subject to rectification, the process sorts who is in and who has fallen out of the good graces of party leaders.
    — ANDREW MERTHA, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Not bad for someone who started blogging out of a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf location on Sunset Boulevard, where stars came to him to say hello, trade gossip and get in his good graces.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Small courtesies keep big efforts moving forward.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.
    — Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Then His unveiled, sweet mercies show Life’s burdens light.
    — Douglas Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025

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“Indulgences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indulgences. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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