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Recent Examples of spavined
Theresa May and her spavined colleagues would be responsible for that distrust, but life is unfair and Boris would carry the can.
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John O'Sullivan, National Review, 9 July 2019
The series took a chunk out of both the recklessness of the Texas state government and out of the spavined state of the EPA and OSHA even under President Obama, the latter problems having gotten worse under the current administration.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 Aug. 2017
John O'Sullivan, National Review, 9 July 2019
The series took a chunk out of both the recklessness of the Texas state government and out of the spavined state of the EPA and OSHA even under President Obama, the latter problems having gotten worse under the current administration.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spavined
Adjective
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Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Sep. 2023
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In one story, Earn’s seemingly routine trip to church with Gloria, Jeanie, and his senile grandfather (Bob Banks) goes pear-shaped when Gloria abruptly drives off with her dad, leaving behind Earn and a bewildered Jeanie, who has recently been their father’s caretaker.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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The secondary villain is a doddering, power-hungry elderly man with an unruly mop of hair and a flock of advisors who constantly shower him with unearned praise.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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Does the diagnosis explain Biden’s occasionally doddering affect?—
Adam B. Kushner,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Based on the video game of the same name created by Scott Cawthon, the 2023 film follows a night guard (Josh Hutcherson) who takes a job at a decrepit pizzeria, discovering that the animatronic characters in the restaurant come to life after dark.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
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Seaport Entertainment, which owns a 30 percent stake in Jean-Georges Restaurants, recently completed a breathtaking renovation of the decrepit Tin Building at South Street Seaport, creating a food hall of various Jean-Georges restaurants and food markets.—
Yuvraj Khanna,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The clinic, located at 1673 W. Shoreline Drive, Suite 100, offers adult and geriatric care.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
17 July 2025
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His father worked as an engineer at General Electric Aviation and his mother was a geriatric psychiatrist.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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QAnon was for senescent boomers; fashwave and Embrace Masculinity clips are millennial-coded.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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If the cells were truly senescent, then the medications should both reduce the number of senescent cells and reverse many of the structural DNA changes and gene expression disruptions.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
9 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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States and food pantries cannot cover food for needy elderly, children and the disabled without federal support.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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Angel Contreras went to the San Diego Humane Society’s Gaines Street shelter on Sunday to pick up his elderly poodle after spotting her on the shelter’s website.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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The team needs to stop signing over-the-hill pitchers who can’t last a full season.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 July 2025
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In Season 1, Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The idea is to place officers in certain neighborhoods and inside senior buildings.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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This approach can be highly lucrative for senior shareholders within a group practice.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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“Spavined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spavined. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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