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languish
verb as in droop; become dull, listless
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Example Sentences
Strong cases languished in bureaucratic limbo while families of applicants pleaded in vain.
“As it stands, we see auto margins languishing in the 5%-7% range for the next few years.”
He says mandatory medical and care management reviews were not always happening, leaving some patients' conditions untreated, and some "were languishing in crisis for weeks… for months".
They now languish in eighth place, eight points behind Arsenal and four adrift of City, but with momentum stalled.
Beaten 3-1 at lowly West Ham last weekend, Newcastle are languishing in 14th place and have failed to win an away league match in nine attempts since April.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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