mousiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousiness
Noun
  • Yes, the Heat often bypass offensive rebounds in deference to defensive transition.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
  • Furthermore, separation of powers concerns counsel judicial deference and restraint in the context of discovery regarding internal executive branch communications.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The major sticking point in negotiations that kept the strike going for nearly a year was protections surrounding generative A.I., which the gaming companies made significant acquiescences to come their best, last and final offer.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 June 2025
  • His goal seems to be to scare the public into acquiescence.
    Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Between the sticks - Bayern seem reluctant to retire Neuer but this diffidence is helping no one.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • At its best, the uncomfortably intimate aesthetic of the films combined with the general diffidence at their heart attempted to epitomize a generational temperament and linguistic sensibility.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • The clips went viral on social media ahead of the Season 7 premiere, and in response, Love Island fans vowed to vote her out once submissions opened through the show’s official app.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • This can look like reassessing submission criteria, ensuring diverse representation on juries and panels, committing to transparent selection processes, and actively seeking out talent from a wide range of backgrounds and identities.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • In January, the agency sent Suncor a compliance advisory, which is the first step in an investigation into permit violations, said Kate Malloy, a spokeswoman for the department’s Air Pollution Control Division.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
  • While at the Jets, Kelley served for more than five years as a strategic advisor on legal matters and business strategy, data security and privacy, regulatory compliance and risk management.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Curry’s passivity to start games, and his turnovers, have been complicit in the Warriors’ sputtering offense.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Intimacies weaves Kitamura’s interest in passivity and performance into her most direct form of moral and political critique.
    Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Mousiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousiness. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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