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Recent Examples of anemic
For stocks, the picture is made worse by anemic demand for French luxury goods from previously high-spending Chinese shoppers.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
The stumps of dead Joshua trees jutted from the fetid ground cover, while a few others, still alive, appeared anemic and were adorned in wispy strands of plastic debris and dust.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
For three quarters Friday night against the Chicago Sky, the Valkyries’ offense looked anemic.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
What a juvenile, anemic word to describe this rogue president’s action!
—Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
The stumps of dead Joshua trees jutted from the fetid ground cover, while a few others, still alive, appeared anemic and were adorned in wispy strands of plastic debris and dust.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
For three quarters Friday night against the Chicago Sky, the Valkyries’ offense looked anemic.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
What a juvenile, anemic word to describe this rogue president’s action!
—Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemic
Adjective
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However, the transition has not been bloodless: Communities associated with the old regime have been targeted for massacres by fighters linked to the country’s new leaders, a sign that Syria remains dangerously polarized.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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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
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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Consider his painting Inheritance (1897-99), which depicts a coughing mother holding a sickly newborn.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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Jessica leaves her apartment and tells him to get his stuff out by the end of the day, during which her sickly dog dies.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
11 July 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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