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as in sacrifice
voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
They moved off the grid to live a life of austerity.
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as in gruffness
the quality or state of being stern and serious in manner or appearance
His air of austerity tends to put others off.
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as in misery
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
His family spent years living in austerity during the recession.
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Recent Examples of austerity
The approach works up to a point, but with its nearly two-hour running time The Return eventually taxes patience with its austerity.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
This would ease the debt burden while avoiding immediate austerity measures, notoriously difficult for any politician to implement.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The ill effects of austerity measures Some countries in recent economic history which underwent shock therapy suffered for years.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
State of play: TSU's interim president, who took charge earlier this year, had already enacted significant austerity measures before the new enrollment data came out, including cutting travel for the university's famed Aristocrat of Bands.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
This would ease the debt burden while avoiding immediate austerity measures, notoriously difficult for any politician to implement.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The ill effects of austerity measures Some countries in recent economic history which underwent shock therapy suffered for years.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
State of play: TSU's interim president, who took charge earlier this year, had already enacted significant austerity measures before the new enrollment data came out, including cutting travel for the university's famed Aristocrat of Bands.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for austerity
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Keep the thrills coming with Jessica Guess’s Cirque Berserk, which stars four teens who make an annual sacrifice to the queen of the underworld in exchange for eternal youth.Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Pregnancy, as the biological process by which human reproduction occurs, always requires physical sacrifice and carries the possibility of death.Essence, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Democratic Party should be put out of its misery.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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While a fair number of New Yorkers may be at home alone tonight, watching prestige-TV reruns and trying to enter a fugue state, plenty of us plan to lean into the misery (or joy) of watching the election results in numbers.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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In my opinion, discipline is the backbone of success in both running and business.Nazar Gulyk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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If Trump loses, Republicans will bemoan his lack of discipline, selecting Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate and not employing Nikki Haley on the campaign trail.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Louise tells tales of drunkenness, asceticism, death.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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The Buddha’s first sermon also described the Middle Way: a balance between the extremes of asceticism and indulgence.Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Sleep deprivation also leads to cognitive and metabolic impairments.Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sleep deprivation is also associated with disruptions in appetite-regulating hormones (ghrelin and leptin), which often increases cravings for sugary, nutrient-poor foods.12 2.Lauren Panoff, MPH, RD, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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But those seeking restraint and something more clever than the usual carnage will find this talky (in a good way) creeper offers more to chew on than the genre norm.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Perched on a drum riser, Carey balanced forcefulness and restraint, heaviness and subtlety, density and spaciousness.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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Since the intelligence agencies do not usually bother to debunk such individual bits of false propaganda, the sudden flurry of public notifications indicates the severity of the threat that U.S. spies now see in the underlying Russian plot against the election.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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The amount represents around 44 percent of the agency's entire two-year budget, underscoring the severity of the situation, as the commission struggles to manage the state's oil and gas industry effectively.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The filing also notes the company's recent emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and its ongoing efforts to stabilize operations and improve liquidity.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, the chain is now contending with the expensive possibility of customers trying to redeem $49.7 million of gift cards that never expire.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Austerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/austerity. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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