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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
The belief was that bringing in Thomas and Collins — plus a full season from emerging standouts Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen — would shake up the club’s moribund bats.
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Jaylon Thompson
may 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
The Pope had written about artificial intelligence, a field that, just a couple of decades ago, was widely regarded as moribund.
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Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
What the city and the general population gained was the redevelopment of a formally moribund area of downtown called the East Village.
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Barry M. Bloom,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
With Anthony sidelined for the time being, Cora is opting to shake things up in an effort to wake up the club’s moribund offense.
—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for moribund
Jaylon Thompson
may 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
The Pope had written about artificial intelligence, a field that, just a couple of decades ago, was widely regarded as moribund.
—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
What the city and the general population gained was the redevelopment of a formally moribund area of downtown called the East Village.
—
Barry M. Bloom,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
With Anthony sidelined for the time being, Cora is opting to shake things up in an effort to wake up the club’s moribund offense.
—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for moribund
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What’s the vibe for you, post-dying?
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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.
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The professors were bitter and angry—angry at a university, a state, and a country where their fields of study were regarded as obsolete, useful only for padding the schedules of STEM students or as a backstop for STEM burnouts.
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All devices will eventually become obsolete and be disposed of, but until such time, the connectivity models mean that almost all products are now IoT devices and require whole-life management.
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The Spanish is archaic, the intonations are complicated, and the words tumble over themselves like a hard charge toward the goal posts.
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For golf cart operators, that evolution absolutely begins by ditching archaic lead-acid relics engineered for a bygone era.
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By wrapping antiquated infrastructure in agentic interfaces, these workers can unlock near-native operational efficiency without a risky, catastrophic core system overhaul.
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But what, exactly, is that robot doing watching fireworks next to a little boy and a man in antiquated garb?
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Enter Peskesi and the dozens of regenerative and natural wineries scattered across the southwest of Crete near quiet, picturesque Chania, which form its wine trail, a range from medieval-palace tasting rooms to sprawling vineyard operations.
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Not many estates can claim to have a 1,000-year-old medieval tower in the backyard, but that’s exactly what anchors this historic property in the heart of Tuscany’s renowned Chianti wine region.
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Pulisic looked rusty while getting his first start since the group stage opener when he was subbed out at halftime with a calf injury.
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With a splash, the bloody fish chunks in Johnny Matthews’ white, rusty crate sink into the royal blue waters offshore of Jupiter.
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“Moribund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moribund. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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