retrenchment

noun

Definition of retrenchmentnext
1
as in belt-tightening

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as in curtailment

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Recent Examples of retrenchment The gallery business is unquestionably going through a painful period of retrenchment. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026 Among the movies widely tipped for Venice this year are Bunker, Wild Horse Nine and Bucking Fastard, however, like Cannes, the festival is also grappling with a retrenchment from major studios. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 June 2026 The retrenchment of Saudi’s giga projects has been driven primarily by fiscal pressures. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 10 June 2026 Saudi authorities expect to spend more money canceling projects at NEOM than building them over the next five years, the latest sign of retrenchment of what was one of the world’s most ambitious development projects. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for retrenchment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenchment
  1. belt-tightening
  2. curtailment
  3. cutback
  4. downturn
  5. shortening
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  • Here’s a quick summary of the belt-tightening taking place at each of these schools.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The authors of the study blame backlash against DEI, industry contraction, and overall belt-tightening for the reversal of fortune.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Definition of belt-tightening
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  • Such environmental waivers are not arbitrary decisions but legal mechanisms, ordered by local authorities, to prevent grid instability, for example when loss of wind generation would be exacerbated by curtailment of thermal plants.
    — Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • This can reduce the strain on the electric grid and help prevent the need for involuntary power curtailment or power brownouts, Holran notes.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Definition of curtailment
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  • Hundreds of immigrants lawfully present in Connecticut are slated to lose their Medicare coverage by January, the latest federal cutback that’s spurred some lawmakers and advocates here to call for state intervention.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • United need someone who has the pace and presence to make a 30-yard recovery run and stop a cutback cross when needed.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 July 2026
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  • The 2008 financial crisis, the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression, saw the Army enlist about 80,500 active-duty recruits.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Jane Street, which invests in Situational Awareness and directly invests in AI ventures, suffered a rare and severe downturn amid volatile stock markets.
    — Katherine Doherty, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of downturn
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  • There are methods to monitor workloads, whether by shortening starts or skipping them altogether.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Jump to Nutrition Facts Cream of tartar gives the cookies their signature snickerdoodle tang, while coconut oil mimics the flavor and texture of vegetable shortening, another traditional ingredient in snickerdoodles.
    — Emily Paster, Midwest Living, 15 Aug. 2026
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