as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
older people, especially, were languishing during the prolonged heat wave
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Recent Examples of languished
Martinez languished on the market until the Mets signed him to a one-year, $12-million deal less than a week before the season began.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Others, like Snap cofounders Evan Spiegel, 34, and Bobby Murphy, 36, have dropped from the ranks as their companies have languished.
—Samantha Kroontje, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
While that swallowtail languished in my board bag, the wide, early-rise nose of the Transition Finder provided unbelievable buoyancy on hip-deep tree runs, mini-truck-sized pillow poppers, and sidecountry sojourns.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
As a result of these trends, the gains from trade liberalization in the United States come disproportionately in the form of returns to the shareholder class, while institutions that support the middle class, such as labor unions and pension programs for workers, have languished.
—Timothy Meyer, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for languished
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The yen weakened in its largest single-day decline since June 2022.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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The yen remained weakened after Ishiba downplayed the prospect of imminent interest rate hikes earlier this week.Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Seeing how fast Ukraine went from thousands of drones to millions, things could move quickly.David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Silicon Valley walked in like in the way Elon Musk walked into Twitter and went, ‘How many people work here?Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Prosecutors in the lawsuit alleged that the company failed to implement a price accuracy policy ordered by a court in 2014.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Now the archetype of extractive fast fashion practices, SHEIN failed to incur any points whatsoever for key areas that support nature and biodiversity including soil health, water quality and protecting key species.Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Languished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languished. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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