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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.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staleness
Noun
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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
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The same nauseating stench of rancid bodies.—
Seema Jilani
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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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