lameness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lameness
Noun
  • And yet Francis has never been shy about showing his frailty, age or infirmities in ways that seem unthinkable for public figures for whom any sign of fragility can threaten their authority and undermine their agenda.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
  • This decision, framed by loyalty and political considerations, obscured the president’s infirmity at a moment of pivotal international consequence.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.
    Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
  • President Biden’s troubles — lingering inflation, wars and rumors of wars, his debility — could have benefited any Republican.
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • Students with disabilities graduated at a rate of 69%, still well below the statewide average.
    Erin Sjostedt, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Read More Dad keeps quiet about construction job, gets $270K in disability in NJ, feds say A man from Toms River, New Jersey, collected $270,933 in disability benefits while secretly working in construction, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The clinics’ decrepitude was regularly mentioned in health ministry meetings.
    Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
  • If that’s not enough for perennial contention, then the rest of the AFC East’s decrepitude will keep that window wide open.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Augustin was not suffering from any medical or mental health issue or impairment, his sister told authorities, per the complaint.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Dementia patients have been found to have three to five times more plastic particles in their brains than those without cognitive impairment.
    Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • However, economists say trade deficits aren’t a sign of national weakness.
    Time, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The dollar strengthened after days of weakness, and oil rose back above $60, starting to climb out of a danger zone.
    Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Lameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lameness. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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