staleness

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Recent Examples of staleness Coach Billy Napier’s team blended play-calling staleness, horrendous clock management, defensive containment issues and overall immaturity. Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staleness
Noun
  • There was seemingly a healthy respect between the players, like opposing superstars Virat Kohli and Babar Azam sharing a laugh in an enduring image, in what was a snapshot of the possibilities when the stench of politics is absent.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The same nauseating stench of rancid bodies.
    Seema Jilani August 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Commodores, one of the greatest Motown and R&B,funk bands of all time, are performing at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 CA-16 in Brooks, about an hour from Sacramento.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Beyoncé fuels rock album speculation during Halloween 2024 Last year, Beyoncé transformed into the funk-rock diva Betty Davis for Halloween, prompting fans to speculate that a rock album could be next.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The town itself is also undergoing a massive urban re-development initiative led by Quasartico — which definitely reeks of gentrification and will probably be nefarious in the long run.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Not just your armpits—your entire body, head to toe, absolutely reeks.
    Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Staleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staleness. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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