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Recent Examples of indiscipline
And for years, some in the White House had viewed Mr. Giuliani’s indiscipline and unpredictability — his web of foreign business affairs, his mysterious travel companions and, often enough, his drinking — as a significant liability.
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Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
The text is peppered with the sort of ephemeral outrages that have been the sound and fury of the last four years: Trump belittles his staff, seems obsessed with the looks of the women and men, tweets his way through indiscipline.
—Patrick Iber, The New Republic, 25 June 2020
The wage-price spiral that ensued throughout the 1970s, sending inflation even higher, did not reflect the labor movement’s indiscipline and irresponsibility, as conservative critics at the time pretended, but its strength.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
After a decade or so, Auden felt that the possibilities of his Ischian interlude had been exhausted, that some danger hovered, some chance of descending into rote behavior or indiscipline.
—Alan Jacobs, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
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Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
The text is peppered with the sort of ephemeral outrages that have been the sound and fury of the last four years: Trump belittles his staff, seems obsessed with the looks of the women and men, tweets his way through indiscipline.
—Patrick Iber, The New Republic, 25 June 2020
The wage-price spiral that ensued throughout the 1970s, sending inflation even higher, did not reflect the labor movement’s indiscipline and irresponsibility, as conservative critics at the time pretended, but its strength.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
After a decade or so, Auden felt that the possibilities of his Ischian interlude had been exhausted, that some danger hovered, some chance of descending into rote behavior or indiscipline.
—Alan Jacobs, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscipline
Noun
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Profligacy in front of goal has curtailed league form and emphasised defensive shortcomings.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Congo's military, despite its size and funding, has long been hindered by shortcomings in training and coordination and recurring reports of corruption.—
JUSTIN KABUMBA,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Fort Worth’s inspections function on a demerit system: 0 demerits is considered a perfect score.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Feb. 2025
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While the bar and server station escaped demerits, the rest of the operations didn't fare as well.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Does the actor looking older than her 21 years (a notion that is, of course, entirely subjective) infer some kind of moral failing?—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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The study framed their feelings as internal failings rather than responses to external pressures, such as patriarchy and white supremacy, which drive perfectionism.—
Shari Dunn,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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White is simply too gifted a dramatist, and too acute an observer of human foibles, for these concerns to feel forced.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Nudging All of Us Toward Peaceful Change Image Ms. Montgomery and Mr. Jones had an affinity for material about marital foibles.—
Bill Friskics-Warren,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Over a career that made headlines for landmark victories such as a six-figure judgment, later reversed, against LAPD Chief Daryl Gates, Yagman also became notorious for intemperance, most pointedly evidenced by his brutal characterization of a federal judge.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct. 2021
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In a situation that forbids explicit expressions of intemperance or protest, mischief is the perfect solution.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 June 2022
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Alan Rust has a quiet and gentle frailty as family patriarch Lyman, who is visibly shattered by his daughter’s manuscript.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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At the heart and soul of James Mangold’s time capsule stands Timothée Chalamet, whose embodiment of Dylan’s superhuman genius – and his human frailties – brings electric life to an iconic enigma.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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Oklahoma City addressed most of its playoff weaknesses from last May.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Barca were struggling to secure the future of a valuable asset and were nearing a position of weakness in negotiations from the summer, when the player would have a year left on his contract.—
Pol Ballús,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Indiscipline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscipline. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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