as in deference
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subordinateness
Noun
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After all, this will go to the very Supreme Court that declared, when overruling Chevron, that courts owe no deference to the executive branch when interpreting statutes.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025 -
With an about-face and flattery, executives hoped this time around that Mr. Trump might show tech more deference, including it in his efforts to deregulate industries like energy and autos.—
Cecilia Kang,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Betty’s humility has been evident throughout the process.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Each episode serves as a reminder how baseball imitates life while its beauty is manifested through humility and perseverance.—
Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr.,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Most disconcerting is the meekness of Washington’s supposedly stalwart European allies.—
Raphael Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Nov. 2014
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But to see Bass as a kumbaya leader — or to mistake her softness for meekness — is to fundamentally misunderstand her.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2024
Noun
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Trump and Vance demand absolute loyalty and subservience – as seen in their interactions with Zelensky.—
Greg Orme,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trad wives are typically conservative, usually Christians and post about things like cooking, cleaning and subservience to their husbands.—
Charles Trepany,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Beyond the symbolism of that surrender, bigger things are happening.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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Trump's Department of Justice is seeking to have Taal, who is in the U.S. on a visa, surrender to immigration authorities, according to court documents.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Before this recent trend of Congressional acquiescence, Republican President Ronald Reagan issued 78 vetoes in his eight years in office.—
David M. Drucker,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yet, whatever the deal means for Paul, Weiss, its acquiescence to Trump marks a sad day for the legal profession—or what once was a profession, and is now just another business.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Burberry, Max Mara, Chanel, Anna Sui and Victoria Beckham, who crafted a navy scarf headpiece for Abdi’s modesty.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Back in South Korea, Son has rightly earned the status of a national hero and wears the lofty honor with admirable modesty.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
30 Oct. 2024
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Still, Oppenheimer’s Ari Wald thinks the stock market is getting pretty close to a capitulation.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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Schumer said blocking the bill would have backfired and played into Trump’s hands, but many on the left saw it as capitulation.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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