becalmed
Example Sentences
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TCL Film Machine, an AI-fueled film studio that was launched with great fanfare in 2024, appears becalmed, its webpage currently featuring to a single unclickable image.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The merger, coming at a time when the drinks industry is becalmed, would offer savings for investment to get some momentum into struggling sales, Jefferies analyst Edward Mundy told clients in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
His desert-dry delivery and careful choice of words leaves many lines of questioning becalmed.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023
“We count on the American Tailwind and, though it has been becalmed from time to time, its propelling force has always returned,” he wrote.
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2023
With each wave the boat was lifted high into the frenzy of the hurricane and then dropped into the trough, where it was almost becalmed.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
