as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor
older people, especially, were languishing during the prolonged heat wave
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Villegas needed to know: How had his teammate found financial success while languishing in the lower rungs of professional soccer?
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Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
After a rough start to the season in which the team languished towards the bottom of the table, Orlando City has scored 16 goals in its last five matches.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2024
At the time, the old mule barns had languished in disrepair for decades, and the empty street was used for parking.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2024
Support for Kishida has been languishing under 30%—seen as the danger zone for Japanese premiers—for months amid voter dissatisfaction with his handling of a scandal over party factions that were found to have concealed income generated at fundraising events.
—Bloomberg News, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
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Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
After a rough start to the season in which the team languished towards the bottom of the table, Orlando City has scored 16 goals in its last five matches.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2024
At the time, the old mule barns had languished in disrepair for decades, and the empty street was used for parking.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2024
Support for Kishida has been languishing under 30%—seen as the danger zone for Japanese premiers—for months amid voter dissatisfaction with his handling of a scandal over party factions that were found to have concealed income generated at fundraising events.
—Bloomberg News, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Languish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languish. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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