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Recent Examples of anemic
Donating one’s own blood can make a person anemic or have a lower blood count, experts warn.
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Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
When levels drop, a woman can experience fatigue, brain fog, and tingling in the hands and feet without being anemic at all.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The record heat is expected to shrink an already anemic snowpack.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
The average occupancy rate for major soundstages in the city was 62 percent during the first six months of 2025, down one percent from the anemic 63 percent recorded in 2024, according to new data from local film office FilmLA released on Wednesday.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
When levels drop, a woman can experience fatigue, brain fog, and tingling in the hands and feet without being anemic at all.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The record heat is expected to shrink an already anemic snowpack.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
The average occupancy rate for major soundstages in the city was 62 percent during the first six months of 2025, down one percent from the anemic 63 percent recorded in 2024, according to new data from local film office FilmLA released on Wednesday.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemic
Adjective
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The film ends up illustrating the limitations of the Storkels’ affection for re-enactments and their general interest in stories that are outlandish enough to be thrilling and bloodless enough to be treated with some measure of whimsy.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the bloodless language of economics, consumer demand places value on who actually provides certain goods and services.—
Adam Ozimek,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Through his art, George Balanchine — a Russian immigrant to the United States called the father of American ballet — was happy upon occasion to pay tribute to the red, white, and blue.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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The sandwich is one of the restaurant’s most popular dishes and is made with white miso egg salad, Taiwanese shredded cabbage, and Carolina gold tonkatsu sauce.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Working with his regular cinematographer Oleg Mutu, Loznitsa gives this prison — and authoritarianism itself — a sickly luster without ever denying its wretched stench.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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In a large, rather attractive room, five men sat around a table, all in military uniforms, except for one sickly old man.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Skin color was not black, observed Roggeveen, but pale yellow or sallow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, my under-eyes look less sallow and my wrinkles (one horizontally across the forehead and two laugh lines) are not as deep.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Anemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anemic. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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