lameness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lameness
Noun
  • The governor skillfully countered attacks from Republicans and conservative media regarding Biden’s mental infirmity and physical limitations.
    Matt Klink, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
  • Some blame reporters defending Biden’s obvious infirmity rather than reporting the hard facts.
    Michael Graham, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.
    Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
  • President Biden’s troubles — lingering inflation, wars and rumors of wars, his debility — could have benefited any Republican.
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • Journeys Lutheran School, a private school for students with disabilities, sustained significant damage and anticipates a three-week delay to the start of the school year.
    Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Funds are prioritized based on household income and for students with disabilities.
    Eleanor Dearman Updated August 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In playing the character later on, was there a sort of reverse-engineering of his decrepitude?
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The clinics’ decrepitude was regularly mentioned in health ministry meetings.
    Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lithium levels were consistently lower in patients with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s compared to those with normal brain function.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The company booked a $3.8 billion impairment on its Kraft Heinz stake as well, marking down its value to $8.4 billion.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Kindness may sound like a luxury in today’s high-takes, deliver-faster, do more with less, margin-tighter world—or worse, weakness.
    Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • German fashion house Hugo Boss posted a better-than-feared dip in second quarter sales and maintained its full-year guidance, despite flagging weakness in the key Chinese market.
    Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Lameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lameness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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