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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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Even that sounds dismissive like Flynn is some doddering old man.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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All this time, a smiling, doddering old man in a tuxedo had been ambling about, tending to guests and waiting on tables.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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An avalanche of lawsuits in recent years claimed the prison’s leaders cultivated a culture of abuse and retaliation while providing decrepit health care.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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More relegating our seniors to the category of weak, stooped and decrepit; people to be laughed at.—
Kelly Papa,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Now, the geriatric birds at the New England Aquarium can live out their golden years in peace and comfort on a new, secluded island created specifically for their unique needs.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Us geriatric millennials sure do love our nostalgia.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the songs, Urata traveled throughout Hawaii’s islands recording elderly singers who had toiled on sugar plantations.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Between October 2024 and January 2025, at least five elderly victims in Pittsburgh were tricked into handing over large sums of cash.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Most recently, he executive produced and stars in an untitled series for Apple that centers on his Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer who hedges his bets on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom played by Peter Dager.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Dec. 2024
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Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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The College of Cardinals, or the church's most senior officials residing either at the Vatican or spread across the world, gather in Rome to choose the next pope.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The chat also reportedly included two former senior advisers to Hegseth: Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The mom of two boys, aged 3 and 1, was taken off a ventilator and two weeks later, died, the result of lidocaine toxicity, the outlet reports.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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It was sulfured to prevent Malolactic fermentation, then aged on the lees and stirred twice a week before being bottled.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Spavined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spavined. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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