deterrence

noun

Definition of deterrencenext
as in discouragement

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Recent Examples of deterrence For now, Toossi said, Iran’s response will become a combination of economic adaptation and escalation deterrence. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 Every public lynching has hoped to serve this purpose of deterrence, and this once was no exception. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 The carrier’s presence can also serve as a form of deterrence. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026 As the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises proceed, North Korea denounces them as invasion rehearsals, launches missiles and vows stronger deterrence, even as analysts say scaling back drills could weaken long-term allied readiness. — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deterrence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deterrence
  1. discouragement
  2. instruction
  3. suppression
  4. repression
  5. charging
  6. bidding
  7. dictation
  8. direction
Noun
  • In a paper in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, members of the WTA’s performance and health staff stressed the importance of providing support, rather than discouragement, to athletes seeking to preserve their fertility.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the feeling of discouragement that can come with the rejections and even ghostings applicants face, these internships — though sometimes few and far between — still exist.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Definition of discouragement
Noun
  • Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have uncovered a new processor attack that can bypass defenses in Intel and AMD chips by exploiting a security gap lasting only a handful of instructions.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • John’s hacking skills prove useful, as does the T-800’s extensive firepower—although per John’s instructions, there are zero human fatalities.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of instruction
Noun
  • The water pipeline provides potable water and fire suppression for all facilities on the South Rim, Drapeaux said.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
  • His self-suppression is a struggle too minor to approach either comedy or tragedy.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppression
Noun
  • Frequently subjected to repression and censorship, some of them were excluded from the Association of Visual Artists and thus denied access to state funding, exhibition opportunities, commissions, and official recognition as professional artists.
    — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • To reassert discipline, the Kremlin not only ramped up its use of selective repression but often drew on anti-spying legislation to do so.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of repression
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  • Strong companies may begin with electric-fleet operations, depot management, charging, maintenance, logistics or mobility services and evolve toward autonomous-ready infrastructure.
    — John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The battery is also designed to provide continuous 3C power, supporting the high-rate discharge and rapid charging needed by fast-transit vessels.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of charging
Noun
  • Kitchen has seen some properties pushed even higher than that as sales frequently turn into bidding wars.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
  • If the city does not sign a contract, it could be forced to start a new bidding process.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bidding
Noun
  • Wispr faces serious competition from the biggest names in tech—Apple, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, and OpenAI—who’ve all been chasing dictation and voice in some form.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The company envisions Vox handling dictation while MouthPad handles cursor control.
    — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dictation
Noun
  • The technology was also tested against deceptive behaviour, an in a different scenario, fishing boats appeared to retreat while vessels from another direction accelerated toward the coastguard ship.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Despite years passing and their lives moving in different directions, the four come together and remember how beautiful and essential their friendship was and is.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of direction

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