sheepishness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheepishness
Noun
  • Between the sticks - Bayern seem reluctant to retire Neuer but this diffidence is helping no one.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • At its best, the uncomfortably intimate aesthetic of the films combined with the general diffidence at their heart attempted to epitomize a generational temperament and linguistic sensibility.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • If anything, acquiescence would create a further basis to claim that the university is not compliant, which risks even more encroachments on academic freedom.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Details of such bills are typically negotiated between the two parties, particularly because votes in the Senate require 60 votes to pass, effectively requiring acquiescence of the minority party.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Government agencies are also typically given substantial deference by courts, which could assist Nevada and New Jersey.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The Bipartisan Policy Center is out with new recommendations for Congress on how to deal with the demise of Chevron deference.
    Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In one sense, Henry is the kind of useless man who creates hard times with his own passivity.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Curiously, Eze’s strike was the 22nd time Villa have conceded from an opponent’s first shot on target this season, which further suggests a passivity to how Villa start some games.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Sheepishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheepishness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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