as in weak
lacking bodily strength
the debilitated prisoners could barely stand
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as in weakened
to diminish the physical strength of
the heart surgery debilitated the college athlete beyond his worst fears
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The company’s poor financial performance last quarter and weak profit forecast proved to be the last straw for the CVS board.Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Hasbro is still feeling the impact of a weak 2023 that led to excess inventory and closeouts, as well as growing pains related to its plan to right-size its business and shed less profitable toys and business segments.Joan Verdon, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Low wages, high youth unemployment and a feeble social safety net mean China’s household spending is less than 40% of annual economic output, some 20 percentage points below the global average.Reuters, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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The economy has been weighed down by the weakness of its industrial sector amid Russia’s shutdown in natural gas supplies after the invasion of Ukraine, as well as feeble Chinese demand and the car industry’s difficulties in pivoting to electric vehicles.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 8 Oct. 2024
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The spirit of resistance may prove too frail, and too exhausted, to rise again to the contest.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Videos of the 90-year-old Four Seasons frontman have gone viral on social media platforms like TikTok in recent weeks due to the singer appearing frail and disoriented on stage.Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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Proposition 19 allows homeowners 55 and older, the severely disabled or the victims of a wildfire to take their lower Proposition 13 tax base with them (up to three times) anywhere in California.Jeff Lazerson, Orange County Register, 25 Oct. 2024
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Data also focused on women and people of color within directorial teams as well as both LGBTQ+ and disabled members of directorial teams.Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Debilitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debilitated. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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