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as in abandonment
the act of abandoning
the dereliction by the owners of a once flourishing orchard
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as in negligence
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
the ski area was not held responsible for the injury on account of the skier's own manifest dereliction
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as in neglect
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
both sentries were to be court-martialed for dereliction of duty
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as in weakness
a defect in character
believes that society is guilty of a moral dereliction if it does not care for those unable to care for themselves
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Recent Examples of dereliction
To overlook the glaring inadequacy of this nominee would be dereliction of duty.
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Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
However, this is such a dereliction of duty she should be fined by the producers.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Former President Trump's actions preceded the riot in a disgraceful dereliction of duty. . . .
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
The damage done to his kids here stems from his own dereliction of parental duties.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
However, this is such a dereliction of duty she should be fined by the producers.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Former President Trump's actions preceded the riot in a disgraceful dereliction of duty. . . .
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
The damage done to his kids here stems from his own dereliction of parental duties.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dereliction
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Look no further than the abandonment of computer ranking systems of the BCS era in favor of the all-human selection committee of the College Football Playoff.Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Theunissen also previously pleaded guilty to animal abandonment in 2018 after allegedly leaving his chocolate Lab alone in a cage in his apartment when he was evicted in 2017.Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Now, Morgan is being charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and leaving the scene of the accident, both felonies.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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There were other chances, goals ruled out, Murphy striking the crossbar, and then Joelinton gilded the scoreline after intercepting a pass out from Amadou Onana that straddled negligence and criminality.George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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That dynamic, the news organization found, has resulted in fraud, abuse and neglect of the state’s most vulnerable.Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
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The average student Oakmont teaches has had multiple adverse childhood experiences, serious traumas ranging from abuse and neglect to seeing their parents incarcerated or die to family drug addiction or other forms of instability.Michael McShane, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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But Price acknowledged that the case revealed multiple weaknesses in how police handled homicide investigations at the time, leading to widespread reforms that remain in place today.Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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But dunking has become another item on a laundry list of weaknesses for Williams to fix.Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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The State Bureau of Investigation opened a criminal case in December regarding the management of the brigade, which has experienced high levels of desertion and issues related to staffing and management.Marc Santora, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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The army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire unraveled during World War I as repressed Magyar and Slavic soldiers chose desertion over duty, fleeing the battlefield.Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
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Even after a 10-7 regular season and return to the playoffs — albeit a brief one after Sunday’s wild-card loss to Buffalo — established a new benchmark for success, the sins of the past lingered in the coach’s mind.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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But the sin of this particular series is one that's hard to get over: deep unpleasantness.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Our experience was a mix of magic and misery, to no fault of Fort Wilderness.Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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As Laviolette said, that’s not solely the defenseman’s fault.Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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One of the worst failings of a manager entails asking for feedback and then entirely ignoring it.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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But the ultimate failings of each of these franchises can be traced directly to dreadful decisions from above.Mike Jones, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Dereliction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dereliction. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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