1
as in sacrifice
voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
They moved off the grid to live a life of austerity.
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2
as in gruffness
the quality or state of being stern and serious in manner or appearance
His air of austerity tends to put others off.
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as in misery
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
His family spent years living in austerity during the recession.
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Recent Examples of austerity
Amaranth adds that in past periods of austerity, government employment has declined by 4,000 to 10,000 per month.
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Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
But the austerity hawks in the House Freedom Caucus sound unlikely to settle for anything less than dramatic, economy-warping spending cuts in the very areas that the moderates will want to defend.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Demands for fiscal austerity and higher interest rates as economies crashed didn’t age well.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Many pilgrims stay for the entire festival, observing austerity, giving alms and bathing at sunrise every day.
—Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
But the austerity hawks in the House Freedom Caucus sound unlikely to settle for anything less than dramatic, economy-warping spending cuts in the very areas that the moderates will want to defend.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Demands for fiscal austerity and higher interest rates as economies crashed didn’t age well.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Many pilgrims stay for the entire festival, observing austerity, giving alms and bathing at sunrise every day.
—Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for austerity
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Their sacrifices and bravery were foundational to the nation’s independence, and acknowledging their stories ensures a more inclusive and accurate portrayal of American history.—
Will Minter,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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Their small sacrifices have given Weil a thundering fundraising lead: nearly $10 million and counting, to Fine’s roughly $1 million (various sources report different figures) more than half of which appears to be his own money.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
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Ultimately, what is likely driving the protests is that these Palestinians are exhausted from the sheer misery Hamas has brought upon them.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Despite on-ice misery, the Flyers have packed at least 18,000 fans for every game during their last two homestands.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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In East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Poland, ministries dictated curricula, Marxism-Leninism became mandatory across disciplines, and admissions were reengineered to favor students from loyalist backgrounds.—
Iveta Silova,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ritchey sees the fantastic as the foil to the Germanic Bildungsroman, which influenced continental Romantic arts across disciplines.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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The bout of asceticism didn’t deter her from finishing a quarter of the album, however.—
Arimeta Diop,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Louise tells tales of drunkenness, asceticism, death.—
Hervé Guibert,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Nov. 2024
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Midway through the film, an I.E.D. explodes just outside the apartment building, and the sequence that follows, in which the survivors gradually regain consciousness, is a tour de force of sensory deprivation and temporal dislocation.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2025
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While some hardship builds character, suffering extreme deprivation does not guarantee success.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The chance that American attacks on Houthis could prompt attacks on Saudi Arabia and a renewal of the kingdom’s brutal war in Yemen was a chief concern of the Biden administration, a prime reason that White House operated with a degree of restraint in its strikes on Houthi targets.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Sullivan, 56, was charged with first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons and first-degree reckless endangerment.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
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Type 2 diabetes treatments can vary based on the severity of your condition, your lifestyle, and your overall health.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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In some studies, Vitamin A has been shown to reduce the severity of measles and the risk of death from the virus — but these studies were among highly malnourished populations in low-income countries.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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In recent months, there's also been bankruptcy filings from TGI Fridays and Red Lobster.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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The recent bankruptcy filing of genetic testing company 23andMe, which allows users to spit in a tube and send away the sample for a detailed DNA analysis, has sparked the possibility that the data could revolutionize cold-case cracking.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Austerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/austerity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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