as in discouragement
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Recent Examples of deterrence
Double cattle guards were also placed as a deterrence.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Without adequate deterrence, especially in a post-apocalyptic struggle of all against all, the values of justice and mercy are utterly irrelevant.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
At this point, only sanctions and credible deterrence mechanisms can make a difference.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
The more important goal here is to achieve deterrence, similar to the stalemate in the Cold War with the Soviet Union that was based on nuclear weapons.
—Iain Boyd, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Without adequate deterrence, especially in a post-apocalyptic struggle of all against all, the values of justice and mercy are utterly irrelevant.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
At this point, only sanctions and credible deterrence mechanisms can make a difference.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
The more important goal here is to achieve deterrence, similar to the stalemate in the Cold War with the Soviet Union that was based on nuclear weapons.
—Iain Boyd, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deterrence
Noun
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At the time, Joel was also passionate about motorcycles, despite both the record and the insurance company's discouragement.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Similarly, entrepreneurs should extract valuable insights from rejections while discarding the discouragement.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The only instructions for the theater audience that night will be to get their butts in the seats before curtain.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Residents were advised to heed official warnings throughout the severe weather cycle and stay alert for any additional storm advisories or emergency instructions.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The pattern has left Iranians wary that any sign of instability is met with brutal suppression.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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The fire suppression efforts involved four engines and two hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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This victory is an unexpected and powerful blow to the machinery of repression in the Islamic Republic.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
25 May 2025
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Both movements emerged from similar circumstances and serve as reactions to censorship, repression, and the ideological constraints of the Islamic Republic.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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There were also separate employees to do in-office dictation.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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In addition to cutting funds for PBS and NPR, Trump has, via executive order, threatened to defund elite universities, including Harvard, that refuse to take government dictation over curriculum and hiring policies.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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This would entail Lopez heading to the English capital and Christopher Nkunku travelling in the opposite direction to its Catalan counterpart.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Holden praised Indicator, citing their focused direction and curation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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“Deterrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterrence. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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