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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactlessness
Noun
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But research shows that confrontation and rudeness are NOT actually what makes these styles of leadership work.—
London Business School,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025 -
Responding to rudeness with equal aggression often escalates the situation.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Recognizing when jokes mask disrespect is not about becoming overly cautious or humorless, but about ensuring that laughter contributes to connection, rather than corrosion.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Our child's protest isn't a sign of disrespect or defiance.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
29 Apr. 2025
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At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.—
Shayla Colon,
New York Times,
11 Dec. 2024
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At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.—
Shayla Colon,
New York Times,
11 Dec. 2024
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Everyone will be there — except Lydia, who Joseph dispatches on a nonsense errand to D.C.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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The sequel has more glamour, more trouble and maybe a bit too much nonsense 1 Comments The first Simple Favor, from 2018, was a playful, shallow mystery most notable for casting the lovely, languid Blake Lively as a cynical, devious clothes horse named Emily Nelson.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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At the Fox upfronts on Monday, May 12, the former New England Patriots tight end had an unexpected rejoinder after a fellow presenter on stage joked about Rupert Murdoch’s first upfront.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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In his rejoinder to the Bloomberg article, Knuteson makes the following remarks, where references to [8], [2022], and [2023] refer to his posts and other comments.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Though she was miffed, she was also impressed by his audacity.—
David Sheff,
ARTnews.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Her last efforts to fight for herself and her children require audacity.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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But Pagano also wouldn’t put up with any guff.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2025
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In recent years, Portland has become a byword for fashionable left-wing guff, including the notion that crime and homelessness are little more than voluntary social constructs that are better fought with kind words and substantial welfare spending than with the assiduous enforcement of the law.—
The Editors,
National Review,
23 May 2024
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Each has stood out enough to draw sharp retorts from Trump loyalists.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2025
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Last week, Johnson’s office walked back one of his sharpest retorts to Trump yet, over the president’s threats to revoke funds from school districts that promote diversity, equity and inclusion practices.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Tactlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactlessness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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