as in abstinence
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Recent Examples of teetotalism
Drink makers are also facing an existential threat from a growing tide of teetotalism, especially from Gen Z drinkers.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 30 Jan. 2024
Among Cogswell’s obsessions was teetotalism.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022
Colorado Off-Slope Experience Even though Utah has a reputation for tilting toward teetotalism, this battle isn’t a walkover for Colorado.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
For the past few years, Americans have increasingly dabbled with teetotalism.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 25 Jan. 2020
Perhaps a sequel might suggest that Adolf Hitler’s teetotalism put him in a tetchy mood; a relaxing glass of schnapps might have kept him out of Poland.
—New York Times, 30 May 2018
Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 30 Jan. 2024
Among Cogswell’s obsessions was teetotalism.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022
Colorado Off-Slope Experience Even though Utah has a reputation for tilting toward teetotalism, this battle isn’t a walkover for Colorado.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
For the past few years, Americans have increasingly dabbled with teetotalism.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 25 Jan. 2020
Perhaps a sequel might suggest that Adolf Hitler’s teetotalism put him in a tetchy mood; a relaxing glass of schnapps might have kept him out of Poland.
—New York Times, 30 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teetotalism
Noun
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Those returning to meat after long-term abstinence may experience digestive discomfort at first, according to WikiHow's guide on how to eat meat after being vegetarian.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Early-stage fatty liver disease can reverse within weeks, while longer-term abstinence may even reverse some of the fibrosis.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The 57-year-old former Olympic athlete is said to have smelled of alcohol, slurred her words and failed a field sobriety test.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Smith reportedly failed a field sobriety test and had a blood alcohol content of 0.073.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2025
Noun
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These vehicles need to predict movement patterns, navigate road infrastructure and, ironically, understand human irrationality with perfect rationality.—
Alexandre de Vigan,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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When faced with a choice between rationality and humanity, remember: Contracts expire.—
Victoria Vitchenco,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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In 2024, abstention rates reached 67 percent for 12th graders, a notable increase from 53 percent in 2017, when this measure was first recorded.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
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Last month, the San Francisco central committee resolution passed with 15 aye votes, eight nays and eight abstentions.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The feats, the ecstasies, the prostrations and abnegations.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The explicit and quasi-religious abnegation of the right to violent self-defense put the national committee at odds with one of its key allies during the Saturday march: Black Lives Matter.—
Samantha Eyler,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Jan. 2017
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“Teetotalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teetotalism. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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