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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
Five days are left until the NHL trade deadline, and the moribund Los Angeles Kings should have long since arrived at a couple of important conclusions.
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The case rendered the law temporarily moribund, a discredited artifact whose future use would require a complete rehabilitation of its legitimacy.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
At the time, the tech industry warned that this new regulation would drive companies overseas, accelerating the mass withdrawal of capital from an already moribund tech sector and start-up ecosystem.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
The Tigers have otherwise appeared in the Big Dance ever since 2018 when Bruce Pearl was in his fourth season of building a moribund program into a national power, with his son on the same bench shared by Golden in 2014-16.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The case rendered the law temporarily moribund, a discredited artifact whose future use would require a complete rehabilitation of its legitimacy.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
At the time, the tech industry warned that this new regulation would drive companies overseas, accelerating the mass withdrawal of capital from an already moribund tech sector and start-up ecosystem.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
The Tigers have otherwise appeared in the Big Dance ever since 2018 when Bruce Pearl was in his fourth season of building a moribund program into a national power, with his son on the same bench shared by Golden in 2014-16.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moribund
Adjective
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Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Service for products on the vintage list depends on spare parts availability, whereas Apple does not provide hardware service or parts for products on the obsolete list.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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But investors already see the readings as obsolete, reflecting a pre-war economy.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Granted, these creatives still need to contend with archaic royalty structures and the complications of streaming payouts, but not everyone is cut out to be an Alicia Keys or an Ed Sheeran (two artists whose songs were performed at the Disney Aulani resort, where the episode was taped).—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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Look to bedside lamps with a historic twist, like the banker’s lamps found in archaic libraries.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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An antiquated 105-year-old American law threatens to exacerbate the energy shocks triggered by the Iran war.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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The nightly viewership of the somewhat antiquated TV format can no longer justify the expense — at least, that’s the roundabout reason CBS gave for canceling The Late Show.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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Don't miss the museum's architectural treasures, which include a fully reconstructed Japanese teahouse and a medieval cloister.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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Readers will be intrigued by the connections Anya makes in solving the puzzle, drawing on her knowledge of manuscripts, medieval history, and art history.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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This effect gave the moon a rusty hue, which was made all the more spectacular by the presence of airborne dust, which had been carried by atmospheric currents thousands of miles north from the Sahara Desert.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Tatum looked rusty in the first half of his season debut.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Moribund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moribund. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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