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Recent Examples of anemic
Enrollment was down, budgets were anemic.
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Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Xi has avoided reforms that could restore healthy growth, such as tackling the excessive supply and anemic demand behind China’s falling prices and ballooning trade surpluses.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
While job growth has been anemic over the past year, new applications for unemployment benefits remain at historically low levels.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
That was the lowest level since May 25, 2024, and furthers a trend in which employers have been reluctant to cut staff even while hiring has remained anemic.
—Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Xi has avoided reforms that could restore healthy growth, such as tackling the excessive supply and anemic demand behind China’s falling prices and ballooning trade surpluses.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
While job growth has been anemic over the past year, new applications for unemployment benefits remain at historically low levels.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
That was the lowest level since May 25, 2024, and furthers a trend in which employers have been reluctant to cut staff even while hiring has remained anemic.
—Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemic
Adjective
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The film ends up illustrating the limitations of the Storkels’ affection for re-enactments and their general interest in stories that are outlandish enough to be thrilling and bloodless enough to be treated with some measure of whimsy.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the bloodless language of economics, consumer demand places value on who actually provides certain goods and services.—
Adam Ozimek,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Many of the college-age attendees donned Turning Point attire, Trump hats and red-white-and-blue paraphernalia for the event.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The ceiling of the awning, once white, is now charred and peeling.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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There’s a painterly look to the image, rather than the typical slop-style sickly sheen, but the AI origins are still unmistakable.—
Cath Virginia,
The Verge,
11 Apr. 2026
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For reasons that are still poorly understood, the body’s immune system, normally tuned exquisitely to root out and destroy invasive pathogens or sickly cells, begins to assault healthy cells instead.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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The cold of winter can leave your complexion dry, sallow, and desperate for hydration.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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Skin color was not black, observed Roggeveen, but pale yellow or sallow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Anemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anemic. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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