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Recent Examples of irresolute
Adjective
The situation is impossible, irresolute— the B.J. Vineses and priests of the world shouldn’t get to walk away scot free. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025 The prevailing sense among investors and market handicappers entering the month was to expect choppy, irresolute action full of potential scares. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024 The prevailing sense among investors and market handicappers entering the month was to expect choppy, irresolute action full of potential scares. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024 Showing signs of being irresolute can signal weakness that adversaries take note of. Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2024 Vernon’s sea power duly secured the Panamanian export hub of Porto Bello (which would give its name to London’s Portobello Road), but the irresolute Wentworth was ignominiously defeated in his halfhearted attempts to capture Cartagena (in modern-day Colombia) and Santiago, Cuba. Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021 In some states, the confusion felt by providers and patients is compounded by ambiguous, irresolute language in the new and forthcoming laws themselves. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 2 July 2022 That phrase is a call back to the ancestors and an acknowledgment that you were not raised to be fearful and irresolute. Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021 Sessions became unpopular within the agency for irresolute leadership, according to a 1993 New York Times article that described him as having a short attention span and being disinterested in bureaucratic details. Stephen Miller, Bloomberg.com, 11 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresolute
Adjective
  • The inference here is that women’s speech is coded as weak and men’s, the direct opposite.
    Megan C. Reynolds, Time, 27 June 2025
  • Total textile and apparel exports declined from $44.4 billion in fiscal year 2022 to $35.8 billion in fiscal year 2024 (ending March 31), due to weak global demand and elevated production costs.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Their only hesitation were their concerns for his future.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 26 June 2025
  • These travelers pausing their U.S. visits aren't swearing off the U.S. forever, but their hesitation shows the country's current political actions aren't going unnoticed.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Now in private practice as co-head of Morrison Foerster’s Securities + Derivatives Regulatory Solutions team and a partner in the firm’s Capital Markets and Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation practice groups, Dahiya is in a unique position to help clients navigate complex and uncertain terrain.
    Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Overall, the challenges highlighted by business leaders included uncertain economic conditions (55 percent), tariffs (41 percent), and revenue and sales growth (41 percent).
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Despite his hesitancy about giving up his role, Devers adjusted to being an everyday DH.
    Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Yet investors in recent weeks had shown hesitancy about longer-duration bonds like the 30-year bond, Hughey said.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • And compared to past conflicts, the American public—especially young people—are far more hesitant about war.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Looking Forward With the treatment landscape in such upheaval, experts are hesitant to predict what the future of obesity and diabetes treatment will look like.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Though the party may not explicitly endorse such behaviors, its hesitance to denounce them outright can be perceived as tacit approval, alienating voters who value law and order.
    Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2025
  • This is partly a reflection of the collapse of studio interest in newsy documentaries as well as hesitance around a movie that condemns Israeli policies.
    Marc Tracy, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Advertisement Though stereotypes about bisexuals being indecisive or noncommittal still persist today, there is also a movement to embrace these qualities as part of the identity.
    Myisha Battle, Time, 12 June 2025
  • The second obvious option to be fired was Ivana, the team leader who everyone agreed was indecisive and disorganized.
    Laura Bassett, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Thrillers work well on TV because episodic television has cliffhangers and pauses built into its structure that actually escalate or elevate the mystery component of a story.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
  • Anything beyond this month’s No. 20 should at least create pause.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025

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