Laggard

Laggard
- Slower than desired or expected.
- Lagging or tending to lag

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Usage:
- London Is Becoming the U.K.'s Laggard in the Housing Market.
- Canada a laggard as world's firms wake up to digital disruption.
- As compared to other major emerging economies, India is a clear laggard in female labour force participation

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Beseech

Beseech
- To make an urgent appeal.
- To beg someone for something.

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Usage:
- Delta farmers beseech high level team for water to save wilting crops.
- Senators Beseech Obama Not to Turn Against Israel at UN.

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Chastise

Chastise
- To criticize someone severely
- To inflict punishment on

Chastised : He'd been running on the hillside and off the paths in the wallaby enclosure, which is not allowed.
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Usage:
- Local GOP candidates chastise Trump for his vulgar comments.
- Doctors Without Borders chastises Pfizer for refusing to lower vaccine price.

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Rescind

Rescind
- Rescind is an official reversal.
- Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

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Usage:
- Iowa Republicans denounce Trump but do not rescind support.
- The navy rescinded its ban on women sailors.

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Swathe

Swathe
- A long strip or large area especially of land:
- To bandage a wound, limb, etc, esp completely. [In Medicine]

LEFT : Swathes of flowers spread across; RIGHT : Baby swathed up.
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Usage:
- The militants controlled a swathe of land around the size of Belgium, but army has recaptured most of the territory.
- Swathe a baby up and you're creating a little cocoon where she can sleep.

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