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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
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
Among Cogswell’s obsessions was teetotalism.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 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
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
Among Cogswell’s obsessions was teetotalism.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 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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While the ultimate goal remains getting people off drugs, immediate abstinence isn’t required for help to be provided.—
Albert Chern,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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During this time, fish fry dinners are very popular, as fish are excluded from the abstinence of meat.—
Jelissa Burns,
Freep.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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For individuals in recovery, those internal and external pressures can collide with the neurological and emotional challenges of early sobriety.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Gregg said sobriety took a back seat to his more immediate needs, such as finding food and a bed in a shelter.—
Aaron Bolton,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Democrats have a rare opportunity to fill the void of economic rationality left by the traditionally pro-business GOP by moving toward the political center and working with the business community.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Newsom further revealed the limits of his rationality with his remarks on the high-speed rail boondoggle.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Jurors nearly reached a verdict, voting 11-1 on the second-degree charge and 10-1, with one abstention, on a voluntary manslaughter count, according to a note to the judge.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Violet’s parents had graciously chosen not to read it, which had spared us all a few embarrassing conversations, but their abstention had also deprived me of a cathartic victory over them for not believing in me.—
Andrew Martin,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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Mike’s journey in the film is one of abnegation and humility, which Arbery (and, presumably, Gavras) might suggest is one way to deal with the ever-mounting apocalyptic unease that has gripped much of the world of late.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The feats, the ecstasies, the prostrations and abnegations.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Teetotalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teetotalism. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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