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as in slow
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
the sluggish pace of the project is worrisome
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as in sleepy
slow to move or act
reptiles are naturally sluggish at low temperatures
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Recent Examples of sluggish
Counting counties Similar sluggish homebuying patterns were observed across Southern California’s six counties in July, as ranked by one-year sales changes.
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
And while the Panthers have gotten off to another sluggish start, Horn has continued to ascend as a top-flight coverage man.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
San Diego is not alone in a sluggish real estate market, with experts pointing to higher mortgage rates combined with elevated prices as factors.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Signs of stagflation Key indicators point toward the emergence of stagflation—a toxic mix of sluggish growth and elevated prices.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
And while the Panthers have gotten off to another sluggish start, Horn has continued to ascend as a top-flight coverage man.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
San Diego is not alone in a sluggish real estate market, with experts pointing to higher mortgage rates combined with elevated prices as factors.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Signs of stagflation Key indicators point toward the emergence of stagflation—a toxic mix of sluggish growth and elevated prices.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sluggish
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During the prelims in Tokyo, Seville had a concerning slow reaction to the starting gun.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Parisian servers may have an undeserved reputation for being slow, but instead of complaining or searching for faster service elsewhere, settle in with a book or newspaper.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Except that four years later, on The Hills, Lauren Conrad passed it up for a guy with frosted tips and sleepy vibes.—
Megan Angelo,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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New York — Oracle, a large but generally sleepy cloud-computing company, just had an absolutely bonkers day on Wall Street.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The leisurely trips meander along the Snake River, near Grand Teton National Park, for several hours.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Once a working farm in the time of the gold rush, since 1962 the Greenhorn has been a place where the day is taken at a leisurely pace, where visitors soak in the 600 acres that abuts to 500,000 more acres of public land.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Or, the formula comes in a radiant finish, which both makeup artists love for dull or tired skin in need of a pick-me-up.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
19 Sep. 2025
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Layer on infrastructure costs, amortization, new storage mandates, refinery retrofits for changing crude blends and the lagging effects of the LCFS credit.—
Michael Mische,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Metrics That Predict, Not Report The lagging nature of HR’s metrics compounds the problem.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, the infectious energy of the scare zone gets completely lost in the lethargic and drowsy maze.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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At first, Walters feared the chicken might not survive—describing her as lethargic and depressed.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Sluggish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluggish. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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