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Recent Examples of anemic
But with local ISPs offering anemic 40Mbps DSL plans—the best option in our area—the move to rural Idaho almost didn't happen.
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PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Production in Los Angeles continued to be anemic over the last three months, falling below the level of activity recorded during the 2023 writers and actors strikes.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Job growth in recent months has been anemic, people are staying unemployed for longer, and there are now more unemployed people seeking work than there are job openings.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The below-average rushing attack is probably Philadelphia’s biggest problem, but the anemic passing game isn’t far behind.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Production in Los Angeles continued to be anemic over the last three months, falling below the level of activity recorded during the 2023 writers and actors strikes.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Job growth in recent months has been anemic, people are staying unemployed for longer, and there are now more unemployed people seeking work than there are job openings.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The below-average rushing attack is probably Philadelphia’s biggest problem, but the anemic passing game isn’t far behind.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemic
Adjective
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America’s dependence on overwhelming force would form the assumption that, as in Cuba, war should be quick and relatively bloodless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Instead, early actors and prop makers probably just pantomimed bloodless violence, at most using bright red cloth to signify gore.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The bright blue hat showcases the white, raised embroidery of the Los Angeles Dodgers logo.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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This juxtaposition is seen on the collaboration, with the left shoe donning a white leather base and using precise, high-resolution imagery.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Her parents could have believed their sickly child had died and buried her according to local customs.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Only Abi, the young nanny, can make the sickly girl smile.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The film is aggressively teal with a sallow greige (gray-beige) overcast.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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If the entire plant looks sallow and yellow, give it better nutrition.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Anemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anemic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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