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Noun
Center Theatre Group, in a dither after Michael Ritchie’s lackluster tenure, is undergoing a search for its new leader. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023 Don’t know why Cowboys fans are all in a dither about Jerry Jones trading for Deebo Samuel, who wants out of San Francisco. Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2022
Verb
President Joe Biden made a bad debate performance worse with days of dithering afterward before shoring up support among key Democratic decision-makers. W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024 Iran's mullahs seem hell-bent on crossing the nuclear threshold, having built up their capacity during years of dithering over the Iran nuclear deal known as the JCPOA. Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for dither 

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“Dither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dither. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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