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Recent Examples of impuissance
But all of that will be moot if Washington’s rushing attack is not significantly improved from the impuissance of last season.
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Ben Baskin, SI.com, 14 June 2018
Ben Baskin, SI.com, 14 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impuissance
Noun
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But these songs are also honest, sometimes despite themselves, about the feelings of impotence associated with watching history play out on a screen.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Those include epidural steroid injections for pain management, cervical fusion, diagnosis and treatment of impotence, and skin and tissue substitutes.—
Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Watching events unfold in a place that is so emotionally close to you while being physically distant creates a constant sense of helplessness.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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In psychological terms, displacement occurs when complex fear, anger, or helplessness is redirected toward a more available target.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Young far-right politicians may well understand that returning to the nation-state means choosing powerlessness.—
Joseph de Weck,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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What is this feeling of powerlessness?—
Gregg Goldstein,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The consequences of the fund’s exhaustion in 2040 would be severe for both seniors and health care providers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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No bearish divergence, no exhaustion.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Both modules will link through final durability assessments using vibration fatigue methods.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Chronic shortages force officers into unsafe conditions, increase fatigue, and lead to mistakes that put everyone at risk.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Europe’s lassitude is heightened by internal divisions.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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As something of a companion piece to More, Jacques Deray’s summer thriller La Piscine is a far more dramatic and insidious tale of tropical desire, lassitude, and violence.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Fortunately for me, the staff sensed my weariness—along with some lingering dizziness from the winding drive up—upon arrival.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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Here in San Diego — where seaside calm and crowded boardwalks conceal deeper civic fatigue — the same national weariness swirls beneath daily life.—
Phillip Halpern,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Impuissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impuissance. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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