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Recent Examples of impuissance
But all of that will be moot if Washington’s rushing attack is not significantly improved from the impuissance of last season.
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Ben Baskin, SI.com, 14 June 2018
Ben Baskin, SI.com, 14 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impuissance
Noun
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The League of Nations, bereft of U.S. support, languished into impotence, and only in the aftermath of World War II did the United States begin to approximate Wilson’s vision of a Pax Americana.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, those totems of Democratic impotence, entered together and acted as if they’d been instructed never to shoot each other so much as a passing glance.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But what’s catching up to us now is exhaustion and low energy.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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If the stress doesn't stop, your body eventually moves into the exhaustion stage.1 Stage 3: Exhaustion Stage In the exhaustion stage, stress can lead to burnout, depression, anxiety, extreme tiredness, and a lower ability to handle stress.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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It may be accompanied by shortness of breath, sweating, nausea, or profound fatigue.—
Lori B Daniels,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Not the kind with sandbags and fatigues, but the kind that come with late-night rewrites, diapers, and a creative industry that treats women over 40 like yesterday’s news.—
SPIN Contributor,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But neither was there the ho-hum, dutiful lassitude that usually accompanies second inaugurations, like Barack Obama’s in 2013.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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But the opinion, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., went way further than necessary to insulate Trump from prosecution — not simply before the election, which the court, by its lassitude, had nearly guaranteed, but forever, even in the event that President Biden wins reelection.—
Ruth Marcus,
Washington Post,
1 July 2024
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“Impuissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impuissance. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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