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Recent Examples of spavined
Theresa May and her spavined colleagues would be responsible for that distrust, but life is unfair and Boris would carry the can.
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John O'Sullivan, National Review, 9 July 2019
The series took a chunk out of both the recklessness of the Texas state government and out of the spavined state of the EPA and OSHA even under President Obama, the latter problems having gotten worse under the current administration.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 Aug. 2017
John O'Sullivan, National Review, 9 July 2019
The series took a chunk out of both the recklessness of the Texas state government and out of the spavined state of the EPA and OSHA even under President Obama, the latter problems having gotten worse under the current administration.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spavined
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Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Sep. 2023
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Don Quixote himself is too often a senile dodderer; Daniel Rubin was creaky in body but youthfully quixotic in spirit.—
Jeffrey Gantz,
BostonGlobe.com,
17 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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The show provided a side of the singer few had seen — a bit doddering, sometimes befuddled and the source of the series’ comedy.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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The trio find work at the Planet Express Delivery Company, founded by Fry’s doddering descendant, Professor Hubert Farnsworth.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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The former property manager had briefly tried to move Daniels into a less decrepit unit – but did not follow through with tenants on recurring issues.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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But Cuba’s decrepit regime is too afraid to seriously open up its economy, fearing that greater economic freedom will lead to escalating demands for political freedoms.—
Andres Oppenheimer
September 17,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Yet that same 30-year period saw a flurry of research and activity to try to reduce geriatric falls and their potentially devastating consequences, from hip fractures and brain bleeds to restricted mobility, persistent pain, and institutionalization.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Even before she was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Alexander Payne’s Nebraska (2002), the 95-year-old actor had been a go-to Everygrandma, doling out enough geriatric sass to make the Golden Girls bow down yet doing so in the most polite, Midwestern way imaginable.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Zombie cells are senescent cells, which are cells that are technically alive but in growth arrest due to a variety of stressors, including oxidative stress and DNA damage.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But having too few senescent cells is dangerous, because senescence helps block tumors.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The rest of the world should learn from Europe’s failures, and not burden its relatively younger and poorer citizens with funding benefits for its relatively wealthy and retired elderly ones.—
Renaud Foucart,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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Noguera was assigned to assist elderly prisoners as part of a prison program for inmates with disabilities.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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In Season 1, Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
23 July 2025
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There’s that anti-aging guy, Bryan Johnson, whom Chris Smith also made a film about.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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The boy’s death put a spotlight on the largely unregulated use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the wellness industry, which has promoted the use of the chambers for anti-aging, mental health and other benefits.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Spavined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spavined. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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