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Recent Examples of indecision Juliana shrugs off Grant’s indecision, though, supporting him for taking his sweet time with the process. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025 Small business owners say they’re paralyzed with indecision because of the escalating trade war – both real and threatened – as tariff spats spill into every aspect of their productions and sales. Natasha Chen, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025 Flexibility is about purposeful balance, not inconsistency or indecision. Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 Another man full of indecision is Grant, who seems to bounce back and forth from hooking up with Natalie to missing Ashley. Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indecision
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecision
Noun
  • Others declined to comment, while Council members Roger Dickinson and Mai Vang cited initial hesitation.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The host then ran over to Sabrina and flipped the container over without a moment’s hesitation, spilling dirt on the table and across the floor.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • At least one legislator expressed hesitancy during a Senate committee vote Wednesday about the legislation’s expansive footprint.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Concerns about data quality, compliance and the rapid pace of AI advancements have created hesitancy, particularly when AI is hastily deployed into customer-facing applications.
    Sumit Johar, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Dasha led the melodic charge with short phrases that captured the character’s hesitance.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
  • That could indicate a hesitance to cut rates because lower rates can give inflation more fuel.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The president announced a 90-day pause for several countries but increased tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Hedge fund honcho Bill Ackman joined a growing list of President Donald Trump's billionaire backers calling for the White House to slam the brakes on tariffs just hours before Trump authorized a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for most countries that went into effect Wednesday morning.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Indecision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecision. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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