halfheartedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfheartedness
Noun
  • The grounds crew tests soil moisture content, court hardness wear and plant chlorophyll levels to dictate evening watering amounts.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • As such, prolonged use may reduce the surface hardness of tooth enamel.2 Studies in which hydrogen peroxide was used daily for up to six years in concentrations of 3% or less have reported only occasional and temporary irritation in the mouth.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns.
    John Button, STAT, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Perhaps the greatest testament to Morocco’s obduracy came late in normal time, when Rodri — a central midfielder being deployed as a central defender — strode forward and shot, more in hope than in expectation, from 35 yards.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • The 17-year-old mother, named for a callosity near her blowhole that looks like a snow cone, no longer had the same girth or the dark black skin of a healthy right whale.
    David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The callosity patterns, like fingerprints, are unique to each whale, allowing researchers who have pored over whale catalogue photos to recognize plenty in the wild.
    Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022
Noun
  • The private and personalized nature of AI use makes its mental health impact difficult to track, but the evidence of potential harms is mounting, from professional apathy to attachments to new forms of delusion.
    Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
  • Forcing them into the family business can breed resentment or apathy—neither of which serves your company or your family.
    Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • How brown phlegm looks can vary from person to person.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 June 2025
  • Common causes of brown phlegm include smoking, exposure to toxins or pollutants in the air, cystic fibrosis, and bacterial lung infections.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 June 2025
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“Halfheartedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfheartedness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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