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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lameness
Noun
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Kureishi has been ambushed by the physical infirmities of age in a rare way.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025 -
Is Jill Biden Edith Wilson, an overprotective First Lady clinging to power in the face of her husband’s obvious infirmity?—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
13 July 2024
Noun
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The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
28 June 2024
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According to this view, the outside world has been generous to Africa, providing substantial aid in recent decades, leaving no excuse for the continent’s debility.—
Howard W. French,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
Noun
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This would disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, including children, seniors, and people with disabilities.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Education Department currently disperses the money and makes sure states spend the money on students with disabilities.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Recent experience, including Mauricio Macri’s 2015-2019 Presidency, when Caputo and Federico Sturzenegger were also in charge of the nation’s economic levers, ended up with jarring devaluations that initiated a new and deeper descent into economic decrepitude.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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If that’s not enough for perennial contention, then the rest of the AFC East’s decrepitude will keep that window wide open.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Here's a closer look at the eight winners, who represent a range of disabilities, including speech and hearing impairments, intellectual disabilities and low vision.—
Charu Bahri,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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Both were designed to address specific needs (accessibility for people with disabilities or hearing impairments) but have since benefited everyone, from parents pushing strollers to viewers watching on mute.—
Farah Bala,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, there are growing signs of weakness.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Domestic protests, after all, only create openings for adversaries such as the United States—which see cracks in Iran’s society as signs of weakness.—
Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Lameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lameness. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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