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Recent Examples of sluggishness
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.
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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
But given the number of chances created, relative sluggishness from the home team, which has also had its issues over the summer and red card for defender Ezri Konsa in the second half, not winning the game could be seen as a Newcastle failure.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 17 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
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
But given the number of chances created, relative sluggishness from the home team, which has also had its issues over the summer and red card for defender Ezri Konsa in the second half, not winning the game could be seen as a Newcastle failure.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 17 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
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There can also be severe neurological changes, such as confusion or lethargy.—
Julie Scott,
Verywell Health,
2 Sep. 2025
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In cats and dogs, symptoms can include fever, lethargy and loss of appetite, in addition to lymph node swelling under the jaw.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Dolphins knew in the spring that Jalen Ramsey’s tardiness and surliness did not fit the culture that the organization wanted to build.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Decades of research reviewed by the Food Research & Action Center shows that when students participate in school breakfast programs, behavior, academic performance, and academic achievement go up and tardiness goes down.—
Becky Pringle,
Time,
11 Aug. 2025
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Rose, with her blonde waves and dark lowlights, had a striking resemblance to Avril Lavigne, while her music was flanked by the angst and apathy of Fiona Apple and Liz Phair.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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When anger starts turning into apathy, that’s a bad sign.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Devices have seemed to exacerbate a culture of permissible lateness these days.—
Joseph Liu,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The company emphasizes 360° capture, low inertia, and direct-drive operation for low noise and minimal maintenance.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gravitas, holding others steady without overwhelming their inertia.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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