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Recent Examples of anemic
His silence, coupled with visible frustration on the sidelines across multiple weeks, led to trade talk that grew louder with each anemic offensive performance.
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Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Every White House since President Barack Obama’s administration has recognized the need to build more homes but the results, under both Democrats and Republicans, have been anemic.
—Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
This is a team with an anemic offense most of the time.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Nov. 2025
The passing offense with Fields has been anemic, as the quarterback is 29th in the NFL in passing yards.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 22 Nov. 2025
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Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Every White House since President Barack Obama’s administration has recognized the need to build more homes but the results, under both Democrats and Republicans, have been anemic.
—Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
This is a team with an anemic offense most of the time.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Nov. 2025
The passing offense with Fields has been anemic, as the quarterback is 29th in the NFL in passing yards.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemic
Adjective
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And the players taking those shots, particularly Tatum and the seven-foot-two-inch Porzingis, were so smooth that the style could seem a little bloodless.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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In recent years, these Chinese middlemen have essentially become the go-to bankers for the biggest players in the US drug trade, authorities have said, wresting control from Latin American interests in what has amounted to a bloodless coup.—
Rob Kuznia,
CNN Money,
18 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Keep scrolling to shop more winter coats, straight-leg jeans, and white sneakers inspired by Jennifer Aniston below.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Hundreds of followers from all walks of life, men and women, Black and white, lived as equals under the minister’s leadership.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The 89-minute running time doesn’t allow much exposition, and in fact the opening sequence shows a veterinarian coming to treat a sickly Ben before having his face viciously torn off.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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This usually occurs when a dead limb or a sickly tree falls.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The light blue shade counteracts purple and pink tones to cover redness and veins, while the peach shade brightens and corrects sallow-looking skin.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
23 Dec. 2025
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At this hour—around midday—a sallow daylight filled the room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Anemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anemic. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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