middle-of-the-roadism

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Noun
  • The thread that connects each of these characters' stories is the choice between sacrifice and preservation.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Bobby Nash was written in sacrifice and he was built for this.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But while the fine dining scene is flourishing, the everyday staples still tell a story of hardship, frugality, and a desire to waste nothing.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • In the meantime, people could do worse than to embrace some prudence and frugality.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Hong again employs the long table-time takes that have witnessed the mortification of so many drunken characters, this time skewering Donghwa.
    Nicolas Rapold, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Whetstone said the power was with the poster and encouraged her mother to be remorseful, express mortification with her actions and work to make amends.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Upon his election, Bergoglio took the name Francis after Saint Francis of Assisi, who was known for his asceticism and ministry to the poor.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The bout of asceticism didn’t deter her from finishing a quarter of the album, however.
    Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But the biblical term for self-denial – inui – has another meaning.
    Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The Ford Focus Electric, with its appealing, Euro-hatchback lines, lacks the frumpy feel of self-denial often associated with electric cars.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
Noun
  • Sheinbaum’s allies pointed out that the line had been built long before her time—and that López Obrador had imposed stringent austerity measures, gutting institutions across the government.
    Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Greece started its golden visa program in 2013 to stabilize housing prices and stimulate growth in a country facing a recession, skyrocketing unemployment, and austerity measures imposed by international lenders.
    Meehika Barua, HubSpot, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There’s nothing inherently wrong with self-discipline and vigorous exercise, or taking great care of your body.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
  • With Iraola, his managerial identity with Bournemouth is mostly about self-discipline and balance.
    Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The holding was manifestly correct, but the dicta may be equally important in counseling greater restraint on both sides.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
  • After three consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Final from 2020-22, the combination of age and salary-cap restraints had diminished the Tampa Bay roster.
    John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Middle-of-the-roadism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle-of-the-roadism. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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