as in abstinence
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Recent Examples of teetotalism
Drink makers are also facing an existential threat from a growing tide of teetotalism, especially from Gen Z drinkers.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 30 Jan. 2024
Among Cogswell’s obsessions was teetotalism.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022
Colorado Off-Slope Experience Even though Utah has a reputation for tilting toward teetotalism, this battle isn’t a walkover for Colorado.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
For the past few years, Americans have increasingly dabbled with teetotalism.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 25 Jan. 2020
Perhaps a sequel might suggest that Adolf Hitler’s teetotalism put him in a tetchy mood; a relaxing glass of schnapps might have kept him out of Poland.
—New York Times, 30 May 2018
Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 30 Jan. 2024
Among Cogswell’s obsessions was teetotalism.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022
Colorado Off-Slope Experience Even though Utah has a reputation for tilting toward teetotalism, this battle isn’t a walkover for Colorado.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
For the past few years, Americans have increasingly dabbled with teetotalism.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 25 Jan. 2020
Perhaps a sequel might suggest that Adolf Hitler’s teetotalism put him in a tetchy mood; a relaxing glass of schnapps might have kept him out of Poland.
—New York Times, 30 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teetotalism
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My abstinence journey started after a difficult breakup around three years ago.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 2 Aug. 2024
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Foster also conducted basketball clinics around the world, speaking about the benefits of abstinence in Uganda at a time when the AIDS epidemic was ravaging the country.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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Bam Margera focuses on the Jackass and Viva La Bam star’s tumultuous journey toward sobriety.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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Bronwyn’s confession would be the saddest moment of this season had Robert Jr.’s sobriety not come up.Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Why Her?, Fisher notes that Directors may struggle to connect emotionally with partners who value warmth and empathy above rationality, such as Explorers or Builders.Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Someone in a position of authority can remove all rationality from a person’s responses.Mike Sacks, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Initially, some members of the Harford council wanted the measure to apply regardless of whether the terms were consecutive, but the council ultimately approved the limit at three consecutive terms, by a vote of 5-1, with one abstention.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2024
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The committee voted 16-5, with one abstention, in favor of moving forward with the plan.Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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The explicit and quasi-religious abnegation of the right to violent self-defense put the national committee at odds with one of its key allies during the Saturday march: Black Lives Matter.Samantha Eyler, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
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Is that an abnegation of interviewer responsibility?David Marchese David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
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“Teetotalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teetotalism. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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