as in deference
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Noun
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But in deference to the Cavaliers, that’s what good teams can do, basically take the temperature of the game, measure what is needed, and then seize the moment when the moment needs to be seized.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Apr. 2025 -
White House budget requests are usually only aspirational documents to outline administration priorities and are ignored by lawmakers, but this Congress has shown an extreme deference to President Trump.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But McDougal offers a different path—one of humility, co-creation, and relational wisdom.—
Rebekah Bastian,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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In life, Pope Francis caught the world’s attention with his humility and his holiness.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most Canadians want uncomplicated lives, a desire for calm that can be misinterpreted by louder people as meekness.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Standing next to a record player in a sports jacket and turtleneck, Kaufman, with a kind of bulging meekness, a glisteningly gleeful timidity, puts the needle on the record.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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To pursue genuine internationalism, liberals also need to develop a degree of modesty about democracy itself.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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In the article Culpo makes a few comments about the modesty of her Dolce & Gabbana dress that rub some readers the wrong way, and the situation spirals into a full-on controversy.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Respectfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectfulness. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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