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Recent Examples of lameness
Rabbit Holed is Kieran Press-Reynolds’ weekly column exploring songs and scenes at the intersection of music and digital culture, separating shitpost genius from shitpassé lameness.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Right to Party was scratched due to right front lameness and will be replaced by Robusta.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Survivors may look thin and suffer from lameness until their condition improves.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
Countless more suffer silently with every step from preexisting, untreated injuries and lameness.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Right to Party was scratched due to right front lameness and will be replaced by Robusta.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Survivors may look thin and suffer from lameness until their condition improves.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
Countless more suffer silently with every step from preexisting, untreated injuries and lameness.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lameness
Noun
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And by that, researchers mean methods to drastically reduce the amount of illness and infirmity that currently afflict people in old age.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Colette, Mark Twain, and William Wordsworth all wrote habitually from bed, for reasons having to do with infirmity, comfort, and warding off distraction; Frida Kahlo painted self-portraits from bed, including the dreams that transcended her physical confinement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And, when pets suffered from cancer or heart failure or debility, conversations about what to do next were emotional but often straightforward.—
Sunita Puri,
New Yorker,
6 June 2026
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His trajectory is one of softening, from the swaggering knight of the opening to the irrepressible lover of the second act to his final physical debility.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Many of those affected were elderly residents or people with disabilities living on the fourth and fifth floors of the building.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Fernandez later died from her injuries and Puig suffered a traumatic brain injury that left her with a lifetime of disabilities.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Noun
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As Kasubhai observed, despite its legal feebleness, Kennedy’s declaration and its explicit threat has had a concrete impact on the provision of gender-affirming services to American youths.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Signs of disease include warts on legs, crusty or swollen eyes, feebleness, a ruffled appearance, difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, and diarrhea.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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The cases were said to be in people with significant underlying health conditions, including organ and immune system dysfunction, as well as debilitation.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Nobody wants to watch a loved one endure the pain, debilitation, and loss of independence that can follow a serious fall.—
Brian Frost,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Similarly, ‘Barton Springs,’ a meditation on beautiful youth doomed to mortal decrepitude, feels somehow too personal to make the visceral leap into a reader’s recognition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Mar. 2026
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The kills here are as elaborate as in the first outing and the depictions of moral decrepitude are so on target at times you all but want to stand up and cheer when the evildoers get served their comeuppance.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Speeding, alcohol impairment and distracted driving are the largest contributors.—
David Risher,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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While the crash remains under investigation by the Nampa Police Department, police said there are no signs alcohol or drug impairment was involved in the crash.—
Emily Carmela Nelson,
Idaho Statesman,
22 June 2026
Noun
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Common symptoms include headaches, fever, diarrhea, muscle weakness, tingling or numbness, neck stiffness or flu-like symptoms.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Initial symptoms can include fever, headache, vomiting and weakness, according to the CDC.—
Emily Vetter,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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“Lameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lameness. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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