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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
President Trump’s unprecedented firing of a third board member has now left the NLRB without even the ability to form the simple majority needed for votes, effectively leaving it moribund.
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Money market accounts were moribund through the low-interest years, but not today.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
New York’s big guns were silent, especially on the power play, which has been moribund for a month.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But by the time the nation gained independence in 1975, the economy was moribund; in 2010, unemployment hovered near 80 percent.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Money market accounts were moribund through the low-interest years, but not today.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
New York’s big guns were silent, especially on the power play, which has been moribund for a month.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But by the time the nation gained independence in 1975, the economy was moribund; in 2010, unemployment hovered near 80 percent.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moribund
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Anatole is a painter, an artform which photographer Lucien good-naturedly joshes him will soon be obsolete.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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And these days, data decays (becomes obsolete) more quickly than ever, given the rapid pace of change in both business operations and consumer habits.—
Tomas Gorny,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Of course, fielding percentage is an archaic metric that modern baseball fans don’t bother with.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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After 2012, when Putin returned to the presidency, the Kremlin began tightening its grip on Russia’s elites, embracing an archaic militarism, and widening its repression of civil society.—
ANDREI YAKOVLEV,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2025
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Extra pomp doesn’t have to skew antiquated, either, as several modern variations from upscale brands like Sferra and Annie Selke illustrate.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 May 2025
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Sure, Wimbledon is the Major most associated with prim and proper antiquated rituals.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Seton Hall Prep: Sweeney’s father had been a professor of medieval English at Seton Hall University.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The new study, published in Antiquity, suggests that this wall was an important part of frontier life and provides a more complex picture of society in medieval Mongolia.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
29 May 2025
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The obvious difference is the lack of a coastal element, as Sand Valley’s courses are spread across 12,000 acres of prehistoric sand dunes.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Beneath the surface of Warm Mineral Springs, divers have discovered prehistoric remains dating back 10,000 years.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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“Moribund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moribund. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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