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Recent Examples of spavined
Theresa May and her spavined colleagues would be responsible for that distrust, but life is unfair and Boris would carry the can.
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John O'Sullivan, National Review, 9 July 2019
The series took a chunk out of both the recklessness of the Texas state government and out of the spavined state of the EPA and OSHA even under President Obama, the latter problems having gotten worse under the current administration.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 Aug. 2017
John O'Sullivan, National Review, 9 July 2019
The series took a chunk out of both the recklessness of the Texas state government and out of the spavined state of the EPA and OSHA even under President Obama, the latter problems having gotten worse under the current administration.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spavined
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Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
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In one story, Earn’s seemingly routine trip to church with Gloria, Jeanie, and his senile grandfather (Bob Banks) goes pear-shaped when Gloria abruptly drives off with her dad, leaving behind Earn and a bewildered Jeanie, who has recently been their father’s caretaker.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2022
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Their journey of friendship and rivalry is the emotional core of a story that is startlingly political, a leap made effectively by Jeff Goldblum’s dodgy, smarmy and doddering Wizard, who’s ably assisted by the darkly dangerous aide de camp Michelle Yeoh.Steven Gaydos, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Once upon a time, a doddering old man spoke of a dream about a united city in this empire’s capital, where every man, woman, and child could walk its streets and live a good life regardless of their patrician or plebeian birthright.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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The tank base, which fell on the second day of the operation, was decrepit, its windowless buildings barricaded with a makeshift protection of tractor tires and metal drums filled with earth.Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The Gray Panthers ran a Media Watch that scolded television shows for portraying the elderly as helpless, confused, or decrepit.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Circumstances go awry, disappearance and murder are introduced, and Jérémie attaches himself to a geriatric bishop (Jacques Develay), and an unlikely bond, or at least a confidence between them, blooms.Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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Salamon and her sister Suzanne, a geriatric doctor, decided to move their mother up to Boston, where her sister who is head of geriatrics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, lives.Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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The crowd applauds uproariously when Kevin’s elderly neighbor shows up at the end to hit them in the head with a shovel.Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Three low-flyers wing an elderly man in the face and don’t miss a flap, his Ray Bans go flying.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Most recently, he executive produced and stars in an untitled series for Apple that centers on his Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer who hedges his bets on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom played by Peter Dager.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
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The senior and former walk-on now has the chance to alter history against a team that Oregon has never defeated in the Rose Bowl, with the opportunity to influence the outcome.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this month, senior defense officials acknowledged that the Defense Department may not be able to send all of the remaining $5.6 billion in Pentagon weapons and equipment stocks passed by Congress for Ukraine before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in.DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Federal health officials have begun collecting samples of aged raw cow's milk cheese across the U.S. to test for bird flu, the Food and Drug Administration announced.Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Vincent, with her beautifully aged face, is quietly mesmerizing; Ludivine Sagnier, as her hostile daughter, an absolute firebrand.Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Spavined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spavined. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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