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as in dying
nearly dead
with its run-down look and empty aisles, the grocery store appeared moribund
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as in obsolete
having passed its time of use or usefulness
youngsters snickering at the moribund slang their parents were using
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Recent Examples of moribund
But Israel has only stepped up a fierce ground and air assault on northern Gaza, and, with the region still anticipating an Israeli retaliatory strike against Iran, cease-fire talks remain moribund.
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
With concerns rising over a moribund real estate market and consumer confidence on the wane, the People’s Bank of China emulated the Fed move with its own 50 basis point cut to its reserve requirement ratio for banks and is injecting cash into the financial system by selling sovereign bonds.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
López Obrador has focused on reviving the moribund state petroleum behemoth Pemex, while investing little in alternative energy sources.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The minute Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers completed their 20-4 romp over the moribund Marlins in Miami Thursday, the cash registers started ringing.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
With concerns rising over a moribund real estate market and consumer confidence on the wane, the People’s Bank of China emulated the Fed move with its own 50 basis point cut to its reserve requirement ratio for banks and is injecting cash into the financial system by selling sovereign bonds.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
López Obrador has focused on reviving the moribund state petroleum behemoth Pemex, while investing little in alternative energy sources.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The minute Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers completed their 20-4 romp over the moribund Marlins in Miami Thursday, the cash registers started ringing.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moribund
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General and administrative expenses increased to $12.9 million from $11.9 million, primarily due to costs from the company's bi-annual national summit and obsolete inventory expenses.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, this rapid transformation also stirs anxiety, with employees worrying their jobs may become obsolete.Cory McNeley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Coppola’s emphasis on white protagonist Cesar is, in Hollywood liberal terms, facile and archaic.Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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While Walter’s traditional village represents an archaic and beautiful (though flawed) way of living, Nina’s sojourns into the mountains are like time-traveling to a worse, more restrictive way of life.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Such a prospect is one that the city’s antiquated water orthodoxy has never managed to fathom.Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Ahead of Election Day Cyclorama: The Shape of Things contains a wide spread of imagery: footage on both pro- and anti-segregation riots, recordings from antiquated circus acts featuring a dancing elephant, silhouettes of what appear to be Southern belles in hoop skirts that laugh over tea.Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nearly two dozen mysterious markings have been discovered at a medieval manor house in Lincolnshire, England.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Like Baker, Fisher or Glover, Smith began as an occupational surname for those who worked with metal, its roots tracing back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon and medieval English periods.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Uncle Jack Cassidy lives on the island which is filled with new dinosaur species, giant insects and prehistoric amphibians.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Godzilla: Dressing up as a prehistoric dinosaurian monster never gets old.Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Moribund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moribund. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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