anemic

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Recent Examples of anemic After an extended run of mediocre at best — and at worst, totally anemic — releases, 2024’s Call of Duty felt like a breath of fresh air, if only by default. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025 To be sure, while Carlyle’s data showed anemic payroll gains, other economic indicators painted a brighter picture. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025 Instead, a penalty-laden game in which an anemic Boise State offense struggled to make an impact resulted in a 28-7 loss. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2025 Rescuers discovered a pregnant dog, who was deathly pale, anemic and fighting for her life moments before she was set to be euthanized. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anemic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemic
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • For instance, in the Florida Keys, the discovery that a bacterium found in human wastewater was behind white pox disease in elkhorn coral led to sewage system upgrades.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The popularity of indoor climbing has helped to make the sport more accessible to a broader swath of the American population, injecting new diversity into an activity that had long been the domain of young white men.
    Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Nancherla voices Judy, a sweet but sickly Scottish Fold kitten who welcomes Kevin into his local pet rescue with positivity and an unwavering belief that the perfect human is right around the corner.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Once the familiar franchise fog creeps into town, a wave of red spider lilies crashes behind it, warping Ebisugaoka and its inhabitants with a sickly red and pink glow.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The film is aggressively teal with a sallow greige (gray-beige) overcast.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • If the entire plant looks sallow and yellow, give it better nutrition.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025

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