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as in reluctance
a lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something
sales figures for the month were up, as consumers began to overcome their hesitance about purchasing big-ticket items
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as in hesitation
a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action
she mistook my hesitance to mean I didn't like her poem, but I was trying to come up with appropriate words of praise
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Recent Examples of hesitance
The hesitance is largely due to employer’s compliance and logistics concerns in its implementation, even after the IRS issued additional guidance in August.
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Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Republicans’ hesitance to drive an EV is remarkably strong and sustained.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
One of the factors weighing on Netanyahu in his hesitance to fire him now has been fear of a second such night.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
Enforcement is slow, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health is understaffed and hesitance to report poor conditions is widespread among low-wage workers.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
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Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Republicans’ hesitance to drive an EV is remarkably strong and sustained.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
One of the factors weighing on Netanyahu in his hesitance to fire him now has been fear of a second such night.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
Enforcement is slow, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health is understaffed and hesitance to report poor conditions is widespread among low-wage workers.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hesitance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hesitance
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Advertisement Interacting with chaplains can reduce the agents’ reluctance to express their emotional trials, Fredrick said.Giovanna Dell’Orto, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Risks include reliance on U.S. revenues, execution challenges in China, and market reluctance to rerate the EV/EBITDA; geopolitical and macro headwinds in China add further uncertainty.GuruFocus, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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So, part of your friend’s hesitation may be related to the scope of the duties required of a will’s executor.R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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But if there are these questions of losing your license or going to jail, that just means that there’s a hesitation.Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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With that, the hesitancy to stand too close to Stan doesn’t seem to extend to his place the blockbuster realm of Disney’s MCU — at least not yet.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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Just five years ago, the company's CFO was open about its hesitancy in getting involved in the crypto space.Lisa Loud, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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For months now, 8 million borrowers enrolled in SAVE have been on pause, not being asked to make payments while the courts slowly decide whether the repayment plan is legal.Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
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But the return of Terry Silver and that horrible Sekai Taikai tragedy seemed to put any hope for romance on pause, at least for now.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Hesitance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hesitance. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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