responsibleness

Definition of responsiblenessnext

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Noun
  • In the interim, Deputy Superintendent Melissa Balknight assumed Hill’s responsibilities.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
  • In that way, a commitment to physical fitness and its various metrics offers leaders greater tolerance for the demanding responsibilities of the role.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • In summary, when facing the threat of lightning, preparedness and vigilance are your best allies.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • Research on stress and cognitive load has shown that ambiguity activates many of the same neural pathways involved in threat detection and vigilance.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • But the book’s ruminative watchfulness is unsuccessfully conjugated in this overly sedate play with music, which has the feel of a song cycle, though sung by the fine cast with gorgeous, lonely sorrow.
    Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
  • Hong Kong icon Tony Leung has channeled brooding urban energy for the masterpieces of Wong Kar-Wai, balancing the debonair ennui of Marcello Mastroianni with the quiet watchfulness of Montgomery Clift.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • His quiet tone is not shyness or false modesty but circumspection and a sense of boundaries that imply respect and love for real communication.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • This circumspection was by design.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Responsibleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/responsibleness. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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