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as in belt-tightening
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as in curtailment
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Recent Examples of retrenchment
Fewer locations, services Safety net outpatient clinics also project retrenchment if significant numbers of Coloradans lose Medicaid coverage.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Chasing a Keyhole Amid this retrenchment, Russia is targeting what's left of its capacity for innovation in space toward pestering the US military.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
The box office has been on a roller-coaster ride since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the release schedule feeling the effects of the industry’s broader retrenchment.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Notwithstanding the retrenchment under way at publishers like Business Insider, there are still some journalistic tasks that machines can’t do well — the workflows being too messy and unpredictable.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Chasing a Keyhole Amid this retrenchment, Russia is targeting what's left of its capacity for innovation in space toward pestering the US military.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
The box office has been on a roller-coaster ride since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the release schedule feeling the effects of the industry’s broader retrenchment.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Notwithstanding the retrenchment under way at publishers like Business Insider, there are still some journalistic tasks that machines can’t do well — the workflows being too messy and unpredictable.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenchment
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Carlo Allegri | Reuters Amazon is shuttering its research lab in Shanghai focused on artificial intelligence development, the latest belt-tightening move by the e-commerce and cloud computing giant.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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Duffy will now take charge of the $25 billion NASA budget at a moment when the agency is bracing for deep cuts — a belt-tightening push that echoes some of the controversial cost-cutting measures Musk championed before his departure.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Recent examples of months of inaction and delays are electric scooter regulation, sidewalk vendor curtailment and regulating vacation rentals.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Mayor Matthew Hudes added that the agenda item should provide opportunity for council members and residents to discuss the possible actions Los Gatos can take locally to provide services to residents in response to federal funding cuts or curtailment of services.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
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But an increasingly vocal group of critics are warning of dire consequences as the rollout of federal cutbacks continues.—
Maria Recio,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Watkins also combined his channel runs with end-product, creating several chances and providing eight assists using a combination of cutbacks and passes on the turn.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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Car buyers are benefiting from a slight downturn in interest rates, too.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Mercedes held a meeting, including drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, to discuss the team’s recent downturn in performance, and is considering making car changes for this weekend’s Hungarian GP.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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The native of Chicagoland made stops at four colleges, his trajectory interrupted midway through that journey by COVID, his fortunes impacted by the shortening of the MLB draft to five rounds.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Buffalo Wild Wings uses beef shortening made from beef fat to cook fries, tots, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, chicken tenders and wings.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
Indianapolis Star,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenchment. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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