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Recent Examples of sluggishness
Investors cheered the earnings results, sending shares up 3% in after-hours trading, ending weeks of sluggishness as the stock pulled well back from its high north of $20.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
After an extended stretch of sluggishness, investors were happy to look past third-quarter results and current-quarter guidance that were solid, not stellar.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
As a result, pricing has stayed relatively stable despite the sluggishness.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Still, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled last week that the central bank may cut its key interest rate at its meeting next month, amid signs of sluggishness in the job market.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio purports to be fixing bureaucratic sluggishness with decisive leadership.
—John Dinkelman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Though nearly two decades into his professional career, Sylvester isn’t showing any hints of sluggishness.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
After an extended stretch of sluggishness, investors were happy to look past third-quarter results and current-quarter guidance that were solid, not stellar.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
As a result, pricing has stayed relatively stable despite the sluggishness.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Still, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled last week that the central bank may cut its key interest rate at its meeting next month, amid signs of sluggishness in the job market.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio purports to be fixing bureaucratic sluggishness with decisive leadership.
—John Dinkelman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Though nearly two decades into his professional career, Sylvester isn’t showing any hints of sluggishness.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sluggishness
Noun
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If your lethargy or lack of desire to see people lingers for more than a few days, talking to someone is probably a good idea.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
29 Oct. 2025
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The signs of bird flu in dogs and cats include fever, lethargy, low appetite, red or inflamed eyes, discharge from eyes and nose, coughing or sneezing, difficulty breathing and neurologic signs such as tremors, seizures, incoordination or blindness, according to the AVMA.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, boomers have zero tolerance for tardiness.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Qing Yuan seldom complained about Qi Chu’s tardiness, but this morning his patience had grown thin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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On the Amazon Prime Video postgame recap of the Lakers-Grizzlies clash, former six-time All-Star power forward Blake Griffin took umbrage with Morant's occasional mid-game bouts with apathy.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ross better hit a home run on his next hires, adding executives and a head coach who injects hope into the veins of this fan base like Parcells once did, because at this rate Dolphins apathy will become the constant.—
Omar Kelly
November 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These stories about stuffing kids into snowsuits and her husband’s perpetual lateness are still charming, but there’s a different valence to them after the opening context of craft services and the Clermont Lounge.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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The commenter went on to note that being occasionally late is one thing, but chronic lateness at someone else’s expense crosses a line.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Funny, though, that this movie could be viewed as the flip side of Causeway, a quiet drama that’s also about a woman at a crossroads who snaps out of her inertia thanks to meeting a kindly stranger.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
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Where the first half of the 1600 conversation explored how young men are drifting toward the right through grievance, alienation and algorithmic content, this installment challenges Democrats to confront their own inertia.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Sluggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluggishness. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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