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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sluggishness
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Kota, the zoo's youngest male orangutan, started showing signs of lethargy and continued to decline despite efforts of zoo veterinary and animal care staff to administer care, the zoo said in the release.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025 -
But in January 2021, Hurley watched as her usually spunky youngest daughter began experiencing nose bleeds and prolonged bouts of lethargy.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
15 June 2025
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Fortunately for her, the clinic was able to accommodate her tardiness, Kasirye said.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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But critics complained that Stone’s participation in the shows was too limited, and many of the shows were plagued by its star’s typical tardiness.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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The comedy follows an aspiring gay playwright who — suffering from a summer of writer’s block and apathy in his Encino apartment — embarks on a flamboyant cruise in his imagination, only to discover that his real life is falling apart around him.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Resistance in high-structure organizations doesn’t come from apathy.—
Anton Schneerson,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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One example of imprudent inertia is sitting on excessive cash instead of investing it.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The Padres had been hitting better over the past few weeks but have slunk back into offensive inertia.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 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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The result of this lassitude is that cars still rule the streets.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Sluggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluggishness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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