austerity

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Recent Examples of austerity One club has poor results, a squad that doesn’t fit the new manager, that same squad is uber expensive, toxic stars out on loan, limited resources to buy players, a crumbling stadium, mountains of debt, pilfering owners, and are in the midst of an austerity crackdown. Carl Anka, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025 Yet the film’s duration (more than three hours) and its austerity, its only oblique connections to familiar genres, left it, and Akerman, outside the ken of general audiences. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025 People have had it with this fake austerity circus. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025 Shutdown costs are likely to add millions more at an inopportune time given the austerity drive and cutbacks rippling through the traditional media sector. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for austerity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for austerity
Noun
  • On her podcast, Rose shared her intention to provide insight into the realities of being a wrestler for WWE, pointing to the sacrifices required that come along with the job.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • To get Haaland, other sacrifices could be made, such as Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m), who picked up an injury in the Champions League, Palmer and Isak.
    Abdul Rehman, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That system, Fritz Alphonse Jean said, has fueled immense misery and social inequalities as well as the current gang violence that has a desperate population urgently calling for help.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Indian spiritual leader and environmental campaigner Sadhguru has spoken to Newsweek about the nation's mental health, offering his secret to achieving a good state of mind by choosing joy or misery.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trump’s style as President offers a case study in the risks of founder-style leadership without operational discipline.
    Paul Klein, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The office also oversees a large data collection project that tracks disparities in resources, course access and discipline for students of different racial and socioeconomic groups.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The bout of asceticism didn’t deter her from finishing a quarter of the album, however.
    Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Louise tells tales of drunkenness, asceticism, death.
    Hervé Guibert, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Sleep deprivation comes with real costs Chronic sleep deprivation does more than leave people tired.
    Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Daylight Saving Time and Decision Making Sleep researchers warn that sleep deprivation can severely impact those who make critical decisions, including managers, military commanders, and politicians.
    Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sullivan was being held on charges of assault, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons and reckless endangerment before she was released on Thursday after posting $300,000 bail.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Sullivan, a 56-year-old Connecticut woman, has been charged with assault, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, cruelty and reckless endangerment.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The bottom line: The severity of consequences of failing the airport theory challenge depend on the airline and your itinerary.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Due to the severity of her injuries, Agnes will not return to the wild but has become the organization's ambassador, according to shelter operators.
    David Begnaud, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The company also warned that bankruptcy is an option for the regional sports network if can’t refinance its $804 million in debt that originally came due last Oct. 11.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • While the bankruptcy procedure freed him from his debt obligations, his credit score took a dip.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Austerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/austerity. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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