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Recent Examples of anemic
For stocks, the picture is made worse by anemic demand for French luxury goods from previously high-spending Chinese shoppers.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
The stumps of dead Joshua trees jutted from the fetid ground cover, while a few others, still alive, appeared anemic and were adorned in wispy strands of plastic debris and dust.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
For three quarters Friday night against the Chicago Sky, the Valkyries’ offense looked anemic.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
What a juvenile, anemic word to describe this rogue president’s action!
—Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
The stumps of dead Joshua trees jutted from the fetid ground cover, while a few others, still alive, appeared anemic and were adorned in wispy strands of plastic debris and dust.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
For three quarters Friday night against the Chicago Sky, the Valkyries’ offense looked anemic.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
What a juvenile, anemic word to describe this rogue president’s action!
—Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemic
Adjective
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The bloodless tomatoes waiting for us in the fall are mostly imported from Mexico, and as with so many other goods these days, they are now stuck in the middle of President Donald Trump’s trade war.—
Rachel Sugar,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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However, the transition has not been bloodless: Communities associated with the old regime have been targeted for massacres by fighters linked to the country’s new leaders, a sign that Syria remains dangerously polarized.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
1 July 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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There are so many stereotypes and stigmas about what a cancer patient looks like—bald, weak, sickly.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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The lunchtime sun was bright, tinting everything in a sickly golden tone.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 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 6 Aug. 2025.
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