1
as in suspension
a state of temporary inactivity
the theater scene is usually in the doldrums during the summer
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2
as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
the team had been in the doldrums ever since losing the championship
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3
as in boredom
the state of being bored
we were in the doldrums while we waited for something to happen
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Recent Examples of doldrums
And while many movie theaters are in the doldrums thanks to the glut of streaming entertainment, the AMC theater at the Grove is one of the top five performers in the country, Verdery said.
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Booth Moore, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
The Mainland stock market remains a thumbs down on the government’s stimulus policies as consumer confidence remains in the doldrums.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
In recent weeks, a number of Western multinationals, from cosmetics giant L’Oreal to carmaker Volkswagen, have sounded the alarm over weak demand in China as consumer confidence remains in the doldrums.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
The yuppie strode forth from the economic wreckage of the nineteen-seventies: two oil crises, mortgage rates at thirteen per cent, a huge loss of manufacturing jobs in major industries like steel and cars, a stock market in the doldrums.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
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Booth Moore, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
The Mainland stock market remains a thumbs down on the government’s stimulus policies as consumer confidence remains in the doldrums.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
In recent weeks, a number of Western multinationals, from cosmetics giant L’Oreal to carmaker Volkswagen, have sounded the alarm over weak demand in China as consumer confidence remains in the doldrums.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
The yuppie strode forth from the economic wreckage of the nineteen-seventies: two oil crises, mortgage rates at thirteen per cent, a huge loss of manufacturing jobs in major industries like steel and cars, a stock market in the doldrums.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
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“Doldrums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doldrums. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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