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Recent Examples of flaccid No more flaccid bites–Chomps snap on the tooth. Andrew Watman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 Dicks are rife even in her early images, pressed into service as beleaguered punctums or as flaccid riffs on all the breasts and mounds of Venus that swell throughout art history. Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025 In the last scene of the film, the Father stands on a rock in the middle of a waterfall, naked, flaccid, alone, and screaming, shattered with desire. P.e. Moskowitz, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flaccid
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Adjective
  • Crystal Skull is easily Spielberg’s laziest, sloppiest work — even the action sequences seem phoned-in — and it’s filled with unforgivable howlers: Shia LaBeouf’s limp attempt at being a bad boy, Cate Blanchett’s hammy villain, the goddamn fridge scene.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
  • But in the resulting crash, as flames burst all around and the pilot’s bodies go limp, the camera in the cockpit finds Fielder, standing against the conflagration.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Paper strips and floppy discs — technology still used by controllers today — have become a talking point on Capitol Hill.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
  • Pair it with oversized sunglasses and a floppy straw hat for a classic beach-ready outfit.
    Jené Luciani Sena may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025

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“Flaccid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaccid. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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