as in lethargy
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Noun
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The government has also been instrumental in supporting growth in recent months, through a spate of stimulus steps undertaken to revive the lethargy of an economy internally weighed down by lackluster domestic consumption and an extensive real estate slump.—
Anniek Bao,Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025 -
On the other hand, pets with salmonella infections may exhibit lethargy or have symptoms such as diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Eastwood stars in both, and both suffer from some of the late-career languors that started to creep into his movies after a certain point, mostly due to a tendency to let dialogue scenes play on and on without much regard to rhythm or pace.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
1 Nov. 2024
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That there was this kind of languor, a little bit of maturity.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
12 Sep. 2024
Noun
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After indulging Sofia’s indolence for the better part of its running time, the movie suddenly supports her newfound sense of independence.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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This is our deliverance from mediocrity and indolence — our greatest national security threat.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Their bodies go into a torpor where their heart rate and metabolism slows 20% to 50%.—
Damon Arthur,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
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Amid the torpor of their burgeoning love, the corpses start to stack up.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
22 Mar. 2024
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“Spiritlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritlessness. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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