as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor
older people, especially, were languishing during the prolonged heat wave
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Recent Examples of languish
The series is not afraid to upend expectations, including letting justice languish where other crime shows would wind their way toward a more ethically satisfying conclusion.
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Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Oil prices languishing below $70—far from the $90 needed to balance its 2025 budget—complicate the Kingdom's financial planning.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
The benchmark is currently languishing at about half that level.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Obsessed with being seen as a proper Southern Belle, Blanche often lays around the apartment draped in her finest frocks, or takes long languishing baths even amid the suffocating heat of a Louisiana summer.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
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Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Oil prices languishing below $70—far from the $90 needed to balance its 2025 budget—complicate the Kingdom's financial planning.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
The benchmark is currently languishing at about half that level.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Obsessed with being seen as a proper Southern Belle, Blanche often lays around the apartment draped in her finest frocks, or takes long languishing baths even amid the suffocating heat of a Louisiana summer.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for languish
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The Federal Railway Safety Act But Cassity and other union leaders remain concerned that little requires railroads like Norfolk Southern to maintain these protocols once the headlines of East Palestine fade away.—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Third to Journalism in the recent San Felipe Stakes — the race that more or less made Journalism a candidate Derby horse and that saw Rodriguez fade to show — Rodriguez currently clings to step No. 30 on the Derby points ladder, with 21-plus points.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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More broadly, consumer sentiment has declined and retail sales growth has weakened, reflecting the uncertainty of customers over where the economy is headed.—
Harry Holzer,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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But that progress stalled out around the turn of the year, which weakened the case for further rate cuts and ultimately prompted the Fed to stand pat in January.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Fast forward two seasons when the Horned Frogs went 34-4, doubled their home attendance to 3,223 per game and hosted a NCAA Tournament game against Louisville in front of a sellout crowd at Schollmaier Arena.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2025
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The freshman went 10-4-1 with a .933 save percentage and a 2.01 goals against average on the season, and was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2025
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The sagging sales could be due to several factors, including the backlash, but also Tesla’s brand changes in the past few years.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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His sagging defense at the top of the key, while chasing to the rim for rebounds undermines switching and spacing.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2025
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Aim for Outsized Returns Given that most innovation initiatives will fail, the successful projects must generate returns that justify the overall investment.—
Jessica Mendoza,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Two previous European landing attempts, Beagle 2 in 2003 and Schiaparelli in 2016, ultimately failed.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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Just like how paraffin wax rises and cools in a lava lamp, convection within planets sees hot materials rise and cool materials sink, forming a sort of conveyor belt of movement.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Ready to sink your teeth into these delectable bites?—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
31 Mar. 2025
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Hospital Job Cuts: An Economic Domino Effect Military towns wither when bases shutter.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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If ignored … if left to wither under ineffective leadership … losing, chaos and irrelevance ensue.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Languish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languish. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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