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Recent Examples of anemic
Wholesale trade: Business-to-business distribution suffered supply-chain headaches, then anemic demand.
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
With anemic funding, money diverted to private schools and more focus on book censorship than reading, Florida is already producing predictably lousy results.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
The Rapid Update, averaging forecasts from 14 economists for GDP and inflation, sees first quarter growth registering an anemic 0.3% compared with the 2.3% expansion reported in the fourth quarter of 2024.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
The starting pitching has been very good, but the offense — which is dealing with a few key injuries — has been anemic.
—Mitch Light, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
With anemic funding, money diverted to private schools and more focus on book censorship than reading, Florida is already producing predictably lousy results.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
The Rapid Update, averaging forecasts from 14 economists for GDP and inflation, sees first quarter growth registering an anemic 0.3% compared with the 2.3% expansion reported in the fourth quarter of 2024.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
The starting pitching has been very good, but the offense — which is dealing with a few key injuries — has been anemic.
—Mitch Light, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemic
Adjective
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Other hallmarks include the evolving tradition of the Bond girl, largely bloodless violence, and more.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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The ferocity of the 4 Nations tourney has turned the concept of a bloodless, anodyne All-Star break on its ear.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Black people make up about 14% of the U.S. population but are three times more likely to face hunger than white people, according to the Agriculture Department.—
Maya Eaglin,
NBC News,
11 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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But does that mean that vegans are going against human’s evolutionary history and are bound to be weak, sickly, and even stupid?—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The collection of slab-like columns by Derek McLane, lit in sickly, sullen colors by Natasha Katz, could be anywhere.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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During a visit in August with two Times reporters, Mr. Perez’s skin was sallow.—
Aimee Ortiz,
New York Times,
7 Dec. 2023
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An awkward, sallow, provincial, minor army officer, Napoleon, was irresistibly drawn to Joséphine, attracted by her proximity to the most powerful men in France.—
Anne Higonnet,
Vogue,
17 Nov. 2023
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“Anemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anemic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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