irresoluteness

Definition of irresolutenessnext

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Noun
  • Every minute an infrastructure project waits — due to red tape, political wrangling, indecision, prolonged negotiations, burdensome rules, lack of funding and too few hands to move it forward — the costs go up, support softens, champions go quiet and good projects die.
    Gia Biagi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • In the case of any indecision, the call will ultimately go to Wiseman.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • First consulted via iPad about Gaby’s (Jessica Williams) hesitation to marry Derek, Paul ultimately flies back to Los Angeles to give Jimmy one final nudge in the direction of moving forward by reconnecting him with Sofi (Cobie Smulders).
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Some governments have had similar hesitations.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Defying Expectations Stanford soccer player chasing gold Olympic skier Sammy Smith’s major is listed as undecided on the Stanford women’s soccer page, but her approach to life is more about a refusal to settle than indecisiveness.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Failure to take stock of the bigger picture responsibilities can ultimately lead to indecisiveness at important moments, disgruntled players, and harmful leaks to the media, Foxworth said.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Oslo musician’s debut album is a darkly glamorous blur of trip-hop and dance pop, with copious reverb and Auto-Tune as stand-ins for yearning, uneasiness, and irresolution.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Each spring, otherwise reasonable home cooks lose all inhibitions at the first sight of ramps at the farmers market.
    Kelly Vaughan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Metallica plays on the stereo while Garcia and Huerta operate like two rock stars with no inhibitions in the kitchen.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Amid record anxiety about the future of work—and growing warnings about the potential erosion of white-collar careers—one unlikely field may be getting the last laugh.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Drone use is heavily limited by battery anxiety, but without a battery the use cases really open up.
    Omar Kardoudi April 05, New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Her skin—something known as Frubber, a porous patented blend of fleshlike elastic polymers—stretched over a structure of plastic and titanium, and there was no flicker of bashfulness.
    Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And no apologies for any embarrassment caused, either.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Most businesses would balk at creating a system that subjects some of its employees to public embarrassment.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Irresoluteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresoluteness. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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