nonathletic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonathletic
Adjective
  • When experienced all at once, these features can further shake an emerging adult’s already feeble sense of stability.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • But the currency is still weak and spending still feeble, prompting fresh debate about what actions the country’s central bank should take.
    River Akira Davis, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Many offensive cyber firms set up shop in countries with weak regulations, providing hacking tools and services to buyers worldwide.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Similarly, 5GHz signals were strong in the central areas but became weaker in the garage, the den, and the kitchen area.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Burnout is rampant, employee trust is fragile, and businesses that fail to cultivate genuine workplace culture are losing talent fast.
    Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The news comes even as talks over the fragile ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas take place.
    Lauren Izso, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • To reach your daily protein goals, consider pairing avocados with other high-protein foods, such as lean meat, fish, eggs, nuts, and beans.
    Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Whole foods, such as fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains, are minimally processed and rich in essential nutrients, supporting overall health, according to the Global Wellness Institute.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • No clear alternative exists in most legal documents when the frail or impaired aging parent refuses to resign and allow the competent adult child to take over, either financial decisions, healthcare decisions or both.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Last week, three male Israeli hostages who were released were frail and gaunt — appearing to be in worse condition than previous hostages Hamas released.
    Daniel Estrin, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • While some researchers have compared megalodon to a gigantic version of the stocky great white shark, others believe the species had a more slender body shape.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Jana walked to the backyard, past Stephan’s burned and toppled basketball hoop, toward the pool, stepping over a strip of artificial grass, so green and bright, as if the fire had skipped over it, leaving a slender memory of what was.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Michelle Troconis, the 49-year-old Venezuelan socialite who was convicted on Friday for conspiracy to commit murder, is tall, willowy, and as beautiful as a newscaster.
    Rich Cohen, airmail.news, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Kidman, who’s nearly six feet tall, impossibly willowy, and the precise shade of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, has never been an Everywoman.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This is bad enough, but then there’s the wide gulf of sensibility that separates Rock and Martin; the latter’s effete irony just doesn’t gel with Rock’s political trenchancy.
    Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The Portnoy in the pizza videos often has a preening, fussy, almost effete quality that complicates his butch self-image.
    Willy Staley, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Nonathletic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonathletic. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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