renouncement

as in refusal
the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired her renouncement of chocolate had a lot to do with the fact that it was causing her skin to break out

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Noun
  • That refusal is the through-line.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This scene played out repeatedly during the couple’s travels across Europe, Alaska and beyond – a testament not only to human kindness but to their spirit and refusal to let Trish’s multiple sclerosis stop them from traveling.
    Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Sweet Dove Died is considered Pym’s most Jamesian work and there are inflections of the Master in the themes of falling out of love, renunciation, and collecting—the pursuit of beauty falling short.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Oddly, the move comes not as a renunciation but as a new adventure.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Rebholz wrote about the application denial in a December 2022 post on the NCA website.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Because Snopes and Live Science contacted NTU separately and reached the same denial, the claim fails basic verification tests, which is not a minor error but a core authenticity issue.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Mike’s journey in the film is one of abnegation and humility, which Arbery (and, presumably, Gavras) might suggest is one way to deal with the ever-mounting apocalyptic unease that has gripped much of the world of late.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The feats, the ecstasies, the prostrations and abnegations.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Renouncement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renouncement. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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