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Recent Examples of abstention
The vote was 8-3, with one abstention.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The final tally — 12 in favor, seven opposed, and one abstention — drew cheers.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Each abstention or correction becomes training fuel.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The board’s approval of the new curriculum Tuesday evening, with four yes votes and one abstention, could help close the book on a years-long controversy over the contents of the curriculum.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstention
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Mike’s journey in the film is one of abnegation and humility, which Arbery (and, presumably, Gavras) might suggest is one way to deal with the ever-mounting apocalyptic unease that has gripped much of the world of late.—
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The feats, the ecstasies, the prostrations and abnegations.—
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These movements, called avoidance maneuvers, already happen tens of thousands of times every year.—
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The growing importance of collision avoidance The US operates by far the most satellites in low Earth orbit, thanks largely to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.—
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As if unable to resist her own mortification, Leonora asks if the bed is comfortable.—
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The cringing mortifications and unsettling unreality make the series a tough sit.—
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Beyond their asceticism, the six members of the group - Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza, and Yoonchae Jeung - hail from different countries, including the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States.—
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Frayne writes that some second- and third-century sects, such as the Encratites, Priscilliantists, and Manicheans, advocated against meat eating, typically as part of a broader asceticism that might also include celibacy.—
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Borrowers can often get out of a delinquency status by making a payment on their student debt or enrolling in a forbearance, Mayotte said.—
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After that earlier judgment, the Biden-era Education Department had placed borrowers enrolled in the program in an interest-free forbearance amid the ongoing legal battle.—
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Old family patterns or inner-child wounds could surface, not to derail you, but to remind you that leadership doesn’t mean emotional self-denial.—
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Saint Anthony was an Egyptian monk whose relics were brought to France during the Crusades in the Middle Ages, after inspiring many people to take up seclusion and self-denial.—
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Understanding that difference can prevent endless money conflicts because frugality builds a meaningful life, while cheapness slowly erodes joy.—
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Baby boomers’ good timing America’s septuagenarians were raised by parents who came of age during the Great Depression and learned the hard way the lessons of frugality and the importance of saving money.—
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But what's really cool is how the movie brings those story lines together in a narrative filled with intriguing twists, gnarly kills, heroic sacrifices and a slew of nifty new Predator designs.—
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Swapping the pie crust for these biscuits is a small sacrifice—if it could even be called that.—
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“Abstention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstention. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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