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Recent Examples of doldrums Somehow, the Thunder won Game 4, leaving Indiana locked into what had become a best-of-three series despite them drifting through the offensive doldrums. Fred Katz, New York Times, 17 June 2025 The challenges are real, as streaming changes moviegoer habits and the box office continues to creep back from the pandemic doldrums. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025 Whether Thunderbolts* can rescue the MCU from its doldrums remains to be seen when audiences weigh in. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025 Here, 13 of the best scalloped bedding sets and accessories that get you out of the bedroom doldrums. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doldrums

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“Doldrums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doldrums. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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