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Synonyms for doldrums
ˈdoʊl drəmz, ˈdɒl-, ˈdɔl-dol·drums

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  1. stagnation, stagnancy, doldrumsnoun

    a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

    "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"

    Synonyms:
    stagnancy, stagnation

  2. doldrumsnoun

    a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

    Synonyms:
    stagnancy, stagnation

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  1. List of paraphrases for "doldrums":

    downturn, slump

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  1. Norihiro Fujito:

    Those tech firm shares have been in a bit of the doldrums since August but they are likely to lead the market again, given their solid outlook.

  2. Scott C. Holstad:

    we sweat through our doldrums somehow, sheer insane boredom; society can no longer focus and my poems keep drying up and blowing away.

  3. Stefano Venturi:

    He's done things in 18 months that weren't done in the past 40 years. He's broken taboos - on jobs, banks, the justice system, for foreign investors like us, 50 percent of the decision to invest money in a country depends on the credibility of its leaders. There's faith he can take Italy out of the doldrums.

  4. Emile Cardon:

    Market participants are of the view (after strong U.S. jobs data on Friday) that the worries about the global economy are overdone but then this weekend we saw some disappointment in the China exports, emerging markets are in the doldrums again and that is having a negative impact on sentiment.

  5. Dominic Haywood:

    Midwest margins turned negative after operating expenses last week and forward cracks suggest margins will remain in the doldrums for some time.


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