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Recent Examples of anemic
That’s the lowest level since 1995 and slightly below 2023’s similarly anemic levels.
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Two tall, anemic palm trees and a reaching live oak stood within the narrow, gated front yard, and there were porches on the first and second floors.
—Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
For years, the Steelers’ defense has been good enough to lug an anemic offense to the postseason.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
More recent data indicates gratuities at sit-down restaurants have been pretty anemic lately.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Two tall, anemic palm trees and a reaching live oak stood within the narrow, gated front yard, and there were porches on the first and second floors.
—Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
For years, the Steelers’ defense has been good enough to lug an anemic offense to the postseason.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
More recent data indicates gratuities at sit-down restaurants have been pretty anemic lately.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemic
Adjective
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Though initially bloodless, their advance precipitated a June 2020 clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese soldiers, marking the gravest crisis between the world’s two most populous nations in over a half century.—
Dan Altman,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Sep. 2021
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In December, Syrian President Bashar Assad was ousted from power early in a bloodless coup by Islamist rebels who took control of Damascus, the Syrian capital, after a 13-year civil war that has caused more than 500,000 deaths and forced millions of Syrians to leave their homeland.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Black people make up about 14% of the U.S. population but are three times more likely to face hunger than white people, according to the Agriculture Department.—
Maya Eaglin,
NBC News,
11 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Giving form to breath and sickly in appearance, these sculptures capture the vulnerability of the DTES community.—
Mara Hoberman,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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This at a time when a sluggish box office and a lack of employment in onscreen entertainment has already given the business a sickly Nosferatu-like pallor.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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During a visit in August with two Times reporters, Mr. Perez’s skin was sallow.—
Aimee Ortiz,
New York Times,
7 Dec. 2023
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An awkward, sallow, provincial, minor army officer, Napoleon, was irresistibly drawn to Joséphine, attracted by her proximity to the most powerful men in France.—
Anne Higonnet,
Vogue,
17 Nov. 2023
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“Anemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anemic. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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