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faltering

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adjective

faltering

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verb

present participle of falter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for faltering
Noun
  • Republican support But other Republicans had no hesitation in backing her.
    David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Additionally, Butler had initial hesitation in going to the Bay.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • On Friday, a judge prevented the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development, known as USAID, on administrative leave, after a pause on all new U.S. foreign assistance programs funded by the State Department and USAID the week prior.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Not done yet Martin Truex Jr. has put his retirement on pause for another shot at the Daytona 500.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • However, dissolving the DoE would require congressional approval, which remains uncertain.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Reporting meant hours of conversation in the car; room for asking the same questions over and over; the gradual diminishment of one’s embarrassment about being ignorant or uncertain; a dilatory attitude of quiet listening and watching; the possibility of misunderstandings resolved.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And so there’s been no hesitancy with me sending you the Final Draft file.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Seems to be a hesitancy to their play, consistent with over-thinking.
    Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, police are unsure if the attacker acted on his own and are searching for other potential suspects.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The Trump of the first half of the movie might surprise viewers used to the 2025 version: an outer-borough scion, ambitious but unsure, who bristles under his despotic father, aspires to greater recognition and bets big on the revival of Midtown Manhattan during its 1970s nadir.
    Marc Tracy, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Lobell said cost plays a key role in the hesitance to innovate.
    James Manso, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Renick said that Gemma's hesitance to accept treats likely stems from her past, which remains a mystery but clearly included hardships.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The prevailing sense among investors and market handicappers entering the month was to expect choppy, irresolute action full of potential scares.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Showing signs of being irresolute can signal weakness that adversaries take note of.
    Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Faltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faltering. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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