atrophied

past tense of atrophy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of atrophied Over the past three decades, the defense industrial bases of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have atrophied. Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025 The 2022 invasion reinvigorated a domestic defense industry that had atrophied beyond recognition since Soviet times. Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 That episode drives home how deeply the oversight capacities of the American system have atrophied in its wake. Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 At the same time, the Nation’s nuclear fuel cycle infrastructure has severely atrophied, leaving the United States heavily dependent on foreign sources of uranium as well as uranium enrichment and conversion services. Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025 Murena's tablet pushed me to use Google Search—whose ads, AI, and seemingly arbitrary algorithms have atrophied its search experience in recent years—less. Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atrophied
Verb
  • However, as Ozzy's health deteriorated, the project shifted into a film instead.
    Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Stone, brick and window work has deteriorated.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, Bryant’s body has crumbled.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • When that didn't work, Cincy crumbled.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Thompson said the lending skew will ultimately create worsened housing markets.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The data, together with interviews with public health experts, underscore that skepticism around the COVID-19 vaccine has seeped into broader attitudes toward immunization, worsened by the spread of misinformation and disinformation.
    Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the two soldiers descended the elevator to the three art vaults, escorted by the bank manager, neither Madame Matisse nor Marguerite was present.
    Christopher C. Gorham September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The path into the cave descended steeply, and the ceiling lowered so that everyone had to bend and then squat.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So how the hell did that happen when cinematic box office is diminished generally?
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Cyber threats have not diminished, and CFOs are as vigilant as ever, Gallucci noted.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Atrophied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atrophied. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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