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Recent Examples of dispirit Who better, then, to pry Eve loose than a rangy, rakish music journalist (Benjamin Bratt) whose game includes unironic hat-wearing and — like a dispiriting number of men in his age bracket — the unembarrassed deployment of Stephen Stills lyrics? Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 The Vols look to avenge last month’s dispiriting loss in Knoxville; the Wildcats can earn a statement sweep of a respected team. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025 Getting run up on by the middling Blues and lowly Blackhawks is definitely dispiriting. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 President Biden's last-minute executive order Tuesday to undo sanctions on Cuba and delist the socialist nation as a terrorism sponsor is outraging already dispirited Florida Democrats. Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dispirit
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Verb
  • Bailey made headlines leading up to the draft by reportedly discouraging Philadelphia from selecting him, and even attempted to do the same with Utah.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
  • President Snow, facing growing unrest across the nation as a result of the pair’s joint victory, demands that Katniss and Peeta pretend to be in love during their Victory Tour to discourage any rebellions.
    Kelly Martinez Published, EW.com, 5 July 2025
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  • Williams often got frustrated with him and told him to be quiet.
    Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
  • Others are frustrated by the sheer volume of low-effort AI content flooding their feeds.
    Zach Vallese, CNBC, 2 July 2025

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“Dispirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispirit. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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