prostrating

verb

Definition of prostratingnext
present participle of prostrate
1
as in weakening
to diminish the physical strength of an athlete prostrated for weeks by a bout of pneumonia

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2
as in paralyzing
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move the huge increase in gas prices really prostrated the nation's economic engine

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3
as in overcoming
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress a widow prostrated by crushing grief

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4
as in downing
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the boxer bragged that he could prostrate any opponent with a single blow

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  1. weakening
  2. paralyzing
  3. downing
  4. softening
  5. undermining
  6. hitting
  7. injuring
  8. disabling
Verb
  • China has struggled with looming deflationary pressures due to a prolonged real estate downturn and weakening domestic consumer confidence.
    Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Those job losses, coupled with an ongoing Boeing strike and the effects of Hurricane Helene, could massively distort the October jobs report (released on November 1) at a time when the Fed is heavily scrutinizing employment data for signs of a weakening labor market, economists tell CNN.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of weakening
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  • Though the scale of the problem can feel paralyzing, many solutions are known.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
  • In 2007, after Estonia removed a Soviet war monument from downtown Tallinn, Russia conducted a massive cyberattack, paralyzing the country’s internet infrastructure for three weeks.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of paralyzing
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  • Wind speeds reached 40 mph for six-to-eight-hour stretches, in some places gusting at 60 mph, downing thousands of trees.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
  • On Sunday, however, Israeli air defenses reported downing two drones coming from Lebanon.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of downing
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  • Manufacturing and services sector surveys have pointed to slower hiring, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell earlier this week characterized the labor market as solid but softening.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Next, as the cheese reaches the temperature of water from a hot tap, the proteins within it start losing water, shrinking and softening.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of softening
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  • This imbalance prevents any bylaw changes to rein in abuses or limit the use of property, undermining the quality of life of those full-time residents and transforming the nature of the neighborhood.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Easterly said those efforts are primarily aimed at sowing discord among Americans and undermining faith in the security of the nation’s elections.
    Christina A. Cassidy and Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of undermining
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  • Able to hide in plain sight, snipers excel at consistently hitting targets (both static and moving) at long range.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Bean and Smith were seen on video wrestling with Nichols and holding his arms, while also hitting him, but the jury was not convinced those actions amounted to civil rights violations.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hitting
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  • The strikes come after Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow since the Kremlin's full-scale invasion began in 2022, injuring one person and forcing three major airports to divert flights.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on the Russian capital city of Moscow since the full-scale war began in 2022, injuring one person and forcing three major airports to divert flights, as Russia fired an unprecedented 145 drones against Ukraine.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of injuring
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  • The role of a judge in these cases, Victor said, isn't to determine whether someone has a disabling condition and should have been paid benefits.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The role of the judge in these cases, Victor said, isn't to determine whether someone has a disabling condition and should have been paid benefits.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of disabling
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