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Recent Examples of recalcitrance Trying to figure out how to deal with a man whose seems more wired for recalcitrance than responsiveness. Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 With the state’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Board meeting last week to hash out recommendations for allocating tens of millions of dollars in settlement funds for opioid relief, the state’s recalcitrance keeps the option of funding OPCs off the table. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024 Reform efforts founder in the face of bureaucratic recalcitrance. Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2023 Largely owing to Hungarian recalcitrance, the European Union took months to agree on a large aid package to Ukraine; more worrisome still, a group of Republicans has been able to stall a similarly large aid package in the U.S. Congress. Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recalcitrance 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recalcitrance
Noun
  • Flowy gowns, and darker hues of usually vibrant shades are used possibly to convey the love, despair, rebellion, and individualism the designer mentioned in his show notes.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The first is Hotspur’s — poor, reckless lionheart, unlucky enough to be born on the wrong side of the rebellion.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The city was forced to padlock the doors in the face of such defiance of rules and regulations.
    Siobhan McLaughlin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Silicon Valley Workers Quietly Protest: As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.
    Mike Isaac, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • His movie needs to pay the price for his disrespect.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Kaka Best Messi and R9 combined, there’s a lot of disrespect considering this guys proven track record.
    Sam Joseph, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • These laws sought to punish the people of Massachusetts for their disobedience during the Boston Tea Party by suspending civil government and trial by jury, among other things.
    Lawrence B.A. Hatter / Made by History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Yes From an early age, we are taught that obedience is good, and disobedience is bad.
    Dr. Sunita Sah, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025

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“Recalcitrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recalcitrance. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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