atrophied
adjective
at·ro·phied
ˈa-trə-fēd 
-ˌfīd
1
: having wasted away or decreased in size (as from disease or disuse)
Astronauts and test animals have returned to Earth with atrophied muscles …—
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: having progressively declined or weakened
Growing responsibilities in the Balkans and Africa, coinciding with reserves in Angola and signs of trouble in Cambodia, may soon limit the organization's eagerness and ability to take on new challenges in atrophied states.—Ronald K. McMullen et al.
Ronald K. McMullen et al.Examples of atrophied in a Sentence
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Meanwhile, America’s atrophied shipyards struggle to produce a next-generation ballistic missile submarine, capable of launching missiles and evading satellite reconnaissance.
—Kyle Balzer, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Key Facts Bavarian Nordic stock jumped by more than 14% during early trading in Copenhagen on Thursday, though gains atrophied to around 12.5% as trading continued.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Our military deterrent has dangerously atrophied under Biden.
—Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
The microgravity environment can also lead to a loss of bone density and atrophied muscles, prompting long-haul astronauts to adopt specific exercise regimens.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
All four high-level dialogues that began in the spring of 2017 eventually atrophied and stopped altogether.
—Evan Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2021
Preventing the calves from moving atrophied their muscles, ensuring a tender meat.
—Keith Pandolfi, Saveur, 15 May 2024
My cognitive dissonance only grew, and the gap between my thoughts and actions became a profoundly uncomfortable sort of chasm; my body knotted and atrophied and held all of my unconscious stress.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
When royal patronage was sharply constricted by the same generation of Britons that had lost America, the throne’s influence atrophied, and the aristocracy essentially consolidated complete control for half a century.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
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Kyle Balzer, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Key Facts Bavarian Nordic stock jumped by more than 14% during early trading in Copenhagen on Thursday, though gains atrophied to around 12.5% as trading continued.
—Robert Hart, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Our military deterrent has dangerously atrophied under Biden.
—Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
The microgravity environment can also lead to a loss of bone density and atrophied muscles, prompting long-haul astronauts to adopt specific exercise regimens.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
All four high-level dialogues that began in the spring of 2017 eventually atrophied and stopped altogether.
—Evan Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2021
Preventing the calves from moving atrophied their muscles, ensuring a tender meat.
—Keith Pandolfi, Saveur, 15 May 2024
My cognitive dissonance only grew, and the gap between my thoughts and actions became a profoundly uncomfortable sort of chasm; my body knotted and atrophied and held all of my unconscious stress.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
When royal patronage was sharply constricted by the same generation of Britons that had lost America, the throne’s influence atrophied, and the aristocracy essentially consolidated complete control for half a century.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
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“Atrophied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atrophied. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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