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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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.
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The luxury brand may be in the doldrums sales-wise, but the pair were all smiles.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
All signs indicate that violence will persist and the economy will remain in the doldrums.
—Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2012
The Young Adult Emergency Relief Fund was launched about a month ago in response to the industry’s post-strike doldrums, said Richie Siegel, cofounder of Inevitable Foundation.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The luxury brand may be in the doldrums sales-wise, but the pair were all smiles.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
All signs indicate that violence will persist and the economy will remain in the doldrums.
—Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2012
The Young Adult Emergency Relief Fund was launched about a month ago in response to the industry’s post-strike doldrums, said Richie Siegel, cofounder of Inevitable Foundation.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
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“Doldrums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doldrums. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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