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as in belt-tightening
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as in curtailment
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Recent Examples of retrenchment
The trend reflects national retrenchment from downtown areas, as remote work and suburban preferences reshape office demand.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Corruption is a driver of democratic retrenchment, political instability, civil strife, transnational crime, and human rights abuses.
—Casey Michel, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2025
Those cuts mark a retrenchment after the hiring spree those companies went on after the pandemic, while an abundance of workers are vying for the remaining jobs, said Allison Shrivastava, an economist at Indeed Hiring Lab.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2025
Yet in a country that needs renewal rather than retrenchment, this kind of politics tends to generate perpetual crises—which have, in turn, caused the party to make a series of shambolic climbdowns that have eroded its credibility.
—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 5 July 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Corruption is a driver of democratic retrenchment, political instability, civil strife, transnational crime, and human rights abuses.
—Casey Michel, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2025
Those cuts mark a retrenchment after the hiring spree those companies went on after the pandemic, while an abundance of workers are vying for the remaining jobs, said Allison Shrivastava, an economist at Indeed Hiring Lab.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2025
Yet in a country that needs renewal rather than retrenchment, this kind of politics tends to generate perpetual crises—which have, in turn, caused the party to make a series of shambolic climbdowns that have eroded its credibility.
—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenchment
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Accompanying the merger were major deals like Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s five-year, $1.5 billion contract to produce 50 more episodes of South Park, as well as some belt-tightening under the new ownership.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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School officials have pursued a string of belt-tightening measures, including eliminating more than 400 staff positions in July.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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The move to question Europe’s harsh CO2 curtailment rules coincides with Trump Administration efforts to terminate rules based on the case that CO2 is a danger to public health These rules form the basis for U.S. greenhouse gas regulations.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The curtailment of academic freedom, the deportation of foreign students, the banning of protests: all of this is being done under the pretext of protecting Jews, who alone are entitled to protections that other groups apparently don’t merit.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Rousseau had the edge contained, Jones peeked toward the outside shoulder of the guard that even forced Henry to look at an inside cutback, which Oliver took away.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gaines was responsible for the big first run, and Sherrod the next two, which included a great cutback to juke a defender on the scoring play.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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Retail sales, industrial production, and investment levels were all below analysts’ expectations in August, while a real estate downturn intensified.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That $21 million profit amounts to less than a 1% net margin—barely a cushion if circumstances take a downturn.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Jones asserted that exigent circumstances warranted the shortening of the 15-day notice window.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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But slow oxygen chemistry has remained a stubborn bottleneck, wasting energy and shortening battery life.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenchment. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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