ineffectualness

Definition of ineffectualnessnext

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Noun
  • On the other end, a challenge can’t cover for pitcher ineffectiveness.
    Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The ineffectiveness of the rule is a fair criticism.
    Greg Cote Updated March 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The complexity of juggling multiple agencies, budgets, and timelines can lead to inefficiency, miscommunication, and production outcomes that fail to deliver their full potential.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The effort would assess state departments and gather feedback from public employees to identify inefficiencies and reduce unnecessary spending.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Caroline’s anguish and her ineffectuality at making progress in finding Gabriel make for some frustrating moments as a reader.
    John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The impunity of the powerful was measured by the inefficacy of the outraged.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
  • When on day five of his mayoralty Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the inefficacy of homeless sweeps and avowed to end them, street homeless adults, advocates, and attorneys rejoiced.
    Deborah Berkman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But these songs are also honest, sometimes despite themselves, about the feelings of impotence associated with watching history play out on a screen.
    Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Those include epidural steroid injections for pain management, cervical fusion, diagnosis and treatment of impotence, and skin and tissue substitutes.
    Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Its launch of ChatGPT-5 in August was a disaster, as the new model had a flatter, more terse personality, as well as an alarming inability to answer basic questions.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Carter’s inability to stay healthy is one of the major reasons why this outfield became so problematic in each of the past two years.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators found widespread fraud and incompetence in the tax prep industry.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The state Board of Dentistry suspended Kamel, who was accused of incompetence after putting two patients through elaborate implant surgeries that failed, leading to painful infections.
    Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Ineffectualness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffectualness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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