middle-of-the-roadism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle-of-the-roadism
Noun
  • For Chinese authorities, this was a story of national unity, collective sacrifice, and ultimate victory over the virus.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • This was particularly present in the dynamic between Bobby's widow, Athena (Angela Bassett), and Chim (Kenneth Choi), who's alive because of Bobby's sacrifice.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The company cites a rise in frugality triggered by an uncertain economy, and the return to restoring vintage furniture and decor.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Ken’yaku, a commitment to frugality, is detectable in a corporate culture that frowns on perks or frills.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Embarrassment and mortification at best, misunderstandings and criticism at worst.
    Grace Aldridge Foster, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But Constance offered no more in her own defense, for all her mortification.
    Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Beyond their asceticism, the six members of the group - Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza, and Yoonchae Jeung - hail from different countries, including the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Frayne writes that some second- and third-century sects, such as the Encratites, Priscilliantists, and Manicheans, advocated against meat eating, typically as part of a broader asceticism that might also include celibacy.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Saint Anthony was an Egyptian monk whose relics were brought to France during the Crusades in the Middle Ages, after inspiring many people to take up seclusion and self-denial.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Crace transports readers two thousand years into the past to a stark Biblical landscape full of visceral encounters, violence, self-denial, and possible miracles.
    Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Those pledges – that will cost billions of euros, end austerity and test the country’s frugal mindset – resonated with many Czechs who have seen their real incomes plunge in recent years as the country tackled soaring inflation.
    Reuters 3 hr ago, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That move was part of a broader effort to eliminate austerity measures initially suggested to close a $402 million revenue gap.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So that is of course fantastic, the self-discipline and the self-motivation.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Such opportunities inspire self-discipline, strengthen presentation skills, boost reputation and empower influence.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On multiple occasions, Johnson has pointed the blame at those who flee police and credited officers with showing restraint in pursuits.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Those charges include four counts each of counterfeiting−delivery/possession of property and knowingly selling counterfeit, nonfunctional or noncompliant supplemental restraint systems.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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