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Recent Examples of anemic
Many ultraportables include anemic speakers or inconsistent sound quality, but the A14's sound is deep and consistent, with no noticeable speaker buzz or distortion at higher volume.
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PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
But that anemic offensive effort was all Colorado had in the tank as the Rockies struck out 11 times.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Bonds was often walked intentionally with a runner already on first base, but that didn’t happen on Friday night when Schaeffer pitched to Judge after Trent Grisham walked to open the eighth inning with the anemic Rockies clinging to a 3-2 lead.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 26 May 2025
For the last several years, supply has been anemic, and demand, even when lackluster, has driven the market higher.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
But that anemic offensive effort was all Colorado had in the tank as the Rockies struck out 11 times.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Bonds was often walked intentionally with a runner already on first base, but that didn’t happen on Friday night when Schaeffer pitched to Judge after Trent Grisham walked to open the eighth inning with the anemic Rockies clinging to a 3-2 lead.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 26 May 2025
For the last several years, supply has been anemic, and demand, even when lackluster, has driven the market higher.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemic
Adjective
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But on Monday, Iran responded with a largely symbolic and bloodless strike on a U.S. military base in Qatar.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
24 June 2025
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But in the strangest and most accomplished of his novels—Car (1972), A Feast of Snakes (1976), and The Knockout Artist (1988), the latter of which was reissued last year by Penguin Classics—what these strivers are after isn’t so material, and their pursuits are anything but slick or bloodless.—
Charlie Lee,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Black people make up about 14% of the U.S. population but are three times more likely to face hunger than white people, according to the Agriculture Department.—
Maya Eaglin,
NBC News,
11 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Beneath several sickly banana trees sat a man in tired corduroy pants and worn blue Skechers.—
Pete McKenzie,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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As a sickly boy raised by two women, young Darin was smothered with affection.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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During a visit in August with two Times reporters, Mr. Perez’s skin was sallow.—
Aimee Ortiz,
New York Times,
7 Dec. 2023
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An awkward, sallow, provincial, minor army officer, Napoleon, was irresistibly drawn to Joséphine, attracted by her proximity to the most powerful men in France.—
Anne Higonnet,
Vogue,
17 Nov. 2023
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“Anemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anemic. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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