as in inexperience
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clumsiness
Noun
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But Ware’s youth and inexperience have also been on display, especially recently.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025 -
Some of that can be explained by the Horned Frogs inexperience.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Nothing will alter The Electric State’s disorienting, tone-deaf incompetence.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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When a government, or for that matter a corner grocery store, fires one employee for incompetence, that is good management.—
Phil Terrana,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When pressed on such timelines during a Senate hearing in December 2024, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf reiterated the issue isn’t a matter of corruption or incompetency, but federal support.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2025
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It's been a revolving door of incompetency under center for the Browns this year.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And, his inability to admit his mistakes and face the consequences.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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His campaign went under the radar last season, due to the team’s poor record, a few bad outings, and an inability to finish healthy.—
Johnny Flores Jr.,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Clumsiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumsiness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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