as in discouragement
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Recent Examples of deterrence
These deployments underscore Washington's increased state of readiness and serve as a forceful message of deterrence aimed at Tehran.
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
They also have been told that nuclear deterrence must be maintained to keep us safe.
—Alan Robock, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
Botanical alternatives such as neem and pyrethrins in canola oil provide three to four days of deterrence.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
But nuclear deterrence is an area on which Europe is heavily reliant on the US.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
They also have been told that nuclear deterrence must be maintained to keep us safe.
—Alan Robock, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
Botanical alternatives such as neem and pyrethrins in canola oil provide three to four days of deterrence.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
But nuclear deterrence is an area on which Europe is heavily reliant on the US.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deterrence
Noun
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And the emotional toll and anxiety keep mounting up: discouragement, depression, and a reluctance to even try anymore.—
Robin Ryan,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Economic cooling, policy discouragement of conspicuous consumption, and a younger generation’s shifting priorities have combined to erode growth assumptions.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Murphy brought the jury back into the courtroom and read them the Allen charge, a set of instructions given to a jury that believe it’s deadlocked.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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Follow a healthcare provider's recommendations or label instructions when taking matcha.—
Ross Phan,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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Where Masculinity Is Reimagined, Vulnerability Becomes Relational Intelligence Contemporary research challenges the outdated notion that masculinity requires emotional suppression.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Detectives with Concord police’s violence suppression unit identified the two brothers as the suspects and tracked them down Tuesday morning with the help of Fairfield police.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
Noun
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For Black Americans, the history of repression of education runs even deeper.—
Karida L. Brown,
Essence,
21 May 2025
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After 2012, when Putin returned to the presidency, the Kremlin began tightening its grip on Russia’s elites, embracing an archaic militarism, and widening its repression of civil society.—
ANDREI YAKOVLEV,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2025
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The health system is one of the largest Epic shops in the country, and will co-develop an AI dictation feature directly within the electronic health record—merging Suki's ambient and dictation capabilities into a single solution.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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In any case, paradigm-shifting functionality such as ambient documentation summarization implies a certain level of disruptive change, as existing tech vendors and healthcare providers must supersede their existing dictation systems to fully embrace the new technology.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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These aneurysms tend to develop in areas where blood vessels branch off in two directions.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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Alonso’s system typically employed a back three, leaving the wing-backs large amounts to cover in both directions.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Deterrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterrence. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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