atrophied
Example Sentences
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The pandemic, for all its lessons, quietly atrophied some of our neighboring muscles, and many of us are still figuring out how to use them again.
From Salon
When we met him, he meandered across the field, atrophied by lack of exercise, sat on my foot and looked up with a hopeful demeanor.
Our democratic muscles have atrophied, and I hope they can be reinvigorated before it's too late.
From Salon
Any principles beyond those have atrophied into invisibility.
From Salon
Those muscles atrophied, leaving a huge opportunity for someone like Matt.
From Los Angeles Times
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