as in weakness
a defect in character
a wife who never tires of listing her husband's perceived shortcomings
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Recent Examples of shortcoming
Better than biogas Despite the shortcomings of California’s decision to value manure biogas so highly, there was some logic — however flawed — to the decision.
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
To make up for the shortcomings of the I.C.C. and the ad-hoc tribunals, lawyers in Europe and elsewhere have increasingly turned to a legal principle known as universal jurisdiction, which empowers national courts to prosecute offenders in a more bottom-up and decentralized way.
—Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
However, the shortcomings of Schoen have come with the roster’s development.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
And those three or four starters make a big difference on a team with myriad shortcomings.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
To make up for the shortcomings of the I.C.C. and the ad-hoc tribunals, lawyers in Europe and elsewhere have increasingly turned to a legal principle known as universal jurisdiction, which empowers national courts to prosecute offenders in a more bottom-up and decentralized way.
—Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
However, the shortcomings of Schoen have come with the roster’s development.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
And those three or four starters make a big difference on a team with myriad shortcomings.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcoming
Noun
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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 fault in falling for such a scam will likely fall to you.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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To hear President-elect Donald Trump tell it, this was all the fault of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and outgoing President Biden.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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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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Among multiple other afflictions Levine expects are vitamin deficiencies, starvation, dramatic weight loss, vision problems due to a lack of sunlight, broken bones, cognitive impairment and mental health trauma.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Alonso lengthens the lineup and makes the Mets better defensively on the right side, especially since Soto’s one deficiency is his outfield defense.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Franklin is a legend in his own mind that refuses to address and remedy his faults and failings.—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Hence, the population loss was bandied about Red America as irrefutable evidence of the blue state’s social collapse, its moral rot and the failings of its left-leaning political leadership.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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