as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
students in the class should show some generosity and refrainment when critiquing the work of their fellow photographers
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Noun
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The Department of Education has said in its restraint and seclusion resource document there is no evidence restraint and seclusion reduce problem behaviors.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025 -
The tether, or rope, is a restraint tool, according to the report.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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Saturn, on the other hand, brings the energy of discipline, structure and accountability to the mystical realm of Pisces.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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His biggest flaws, like gap discipline, can be coached up.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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For Evie, the attraction is tied to childhood repression.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Presiding over the Maldives from 1978 to 2008, Gayoom set the tone for the current levels of political repression.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Jan. 2025
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Two of them were responsible for overexpression in the cellular differentiation process, while one was responsible for inhibition.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
26 Dec. 2024
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Carbonic anhydrase inhibition ameliorates tau toxicity via enhanced tau secretion.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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Its policy for transgender women is based on a testosterone suppression model.—
Katie Whyatt,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Fast-moving fires have been particularly destructive, accounting for 78% of structures destroyed and 61% of suppression costs between 2001 and 2020.—
Virginia Iglesias,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Refrainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrainment. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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