atrophied
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“It’s like a muscle that maybe has atrophied a little bit over the years,” Gould said in his interview with the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Our democratic muscles have atrophied, and I hope they can be reinvigorated before it's too late.
From Salon • May 5, 2025
Social skills and conversational ease have stiffened and atrophied.
From New York Times • May 14, 2024
Last month, the nonprofit Long Beach Post, which expertly covered the port city while the Press-Telegram atrophied, laid off nearly everyone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
“Like any other appendage,” the captain tells me, “it has atrophied from lack of use.”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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