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a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
this plan has only one drawback: it's unworkable
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Recent Examples of drawbacks
There are some unavoidable drawbacks to its more limited memory, though.
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ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
For all its fantastic qualities, film has other drawbacks, too.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Its merits and drawbacks have been debated since 2014, when its massive popularity tapped into a desire millions plainly felt for deadly American marksmanship, honored in old-school, patriotic Hollywood fashion, albeit at a price.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Investing in art comes with potential drawbacks such as high commissions, capital gains taxes, and illiquidity.
—Russ Wiles, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Despite all of the current drawbacks with Meta's new model family, Willison is optimistic that future releases of Llama 4 will prove more useful.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
But different projections all have their own drawbacks.
—Big Think, 4 Apr. 2025
Analysts and pundits often exhaust themselves debating the potential virtues and drawbacks of a policy change.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
But there are drawbacks to the Mollweide projection as well.
—Big Think, 4 Apr. 2025
ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
For all its fantastic qualities, film has other drawbacks, too.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Its merits and drawbacks have been debated since 2014, when its massive popularity tapped into a desire millions plainly felt for deadly American marksmanship, honored in old-school, patriotic Hollywood fashion, albeit at a price.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Investing in art comes with potential drawbacks such as high commissions, capital gains taxes, and illiquidity.
—Russ Wiles, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Despite all of the current drawbacks with Meta's new model family, Willison is optimistic that future releases of Llama 4 will prove more useful.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
But different projections all have their own drawbacks.
—Big Think, 4 Apr. 2025
Analysts and pundits often exhaust themselves debating the potential virtues and drawbacks of a policy change.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
But there are drawbacks to the Mollweide projection as well.
—Big Think, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Drawbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawbacks. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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