tactfulness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactfulness
Noun
  • For Washington, this undermines months of diplomacy and weakens efforts to contain nuclear risks.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • While mineral agreements have become a key tool of American diplomacy in the modern era, unclear and inconsistently enforced legislation has limited their effectiveness.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • This is not so much a question of good manners as good visibility.
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Minding your manners will make the trip better for everyone.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Those tunnels, which it's believed may have been used to store some of Iran's stocks of highly enriched uranium, were hit, but they are thought to be largely in tact.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 26 June 2025
  • Three corners of the brownie remained in tact, but the missing chunk from the center has left the brownie looking pretty unusual, sparking plenty of amused comments from viewers.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • While investors should remain aware of the substantial debt and historical sensitivity to market downturns, the long-term prospects for Jazz Pharmaceuticals seem positive for those with a 3-5 year investment horizon.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Along the same lines, postmenopausal skin can become thinner, drier and more prone to bruising or sensitivity, Kanwal says.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • The convergence of reason and gallantry, of irony and affection, struck a teasing tone.
    Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
  • Written with filmmaker Matt Yoka, Possession marries the Band’s Americana with T. Rex’s fuzzy glam, anchored by Segall’s always-stellar guitar gallantry.
    Dan Reilly, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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“Tactfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactfulness. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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