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as in weakened
lacking bodily strength
the little boy was simply too weak to lift the box
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2
as in soft
lacking strength of will or character
I was too weak to resist the free doughnuts in the office break room
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as in thin
not containing very much of some important element
the coffee came out too weak because I didn't use enough ground beans
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as in unreasonable
not using or following good reasoning
your argument is weak
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as in helpless
unable to act or achieve one's purpose
the vice president is a relatively weak official
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Recent Examples of weak
Low interest rates tend to make the yen weaker against the dollar, giving Japanese exporters a cost advantage in overseas sales.
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Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The airline cited weak travel demand and financial challenges.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But Speaker Mike Johnson persuaded her to accept a weaker vote-pairing alternative.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Last month and August 2024 also saw a weak start, so this comes as no surprise.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The airline cited weak travel demand and financial challenges.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But Speaker Mike Johnson persuaded her to accept a weaker vote-pairing alternative.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Last month and August 2024 also saw a weak start, so this comes as no surprise.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weak
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Only a thin layer of dust brings you back to the present.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Common techniques to minimize blood clots with post-surgical patients like Carrington include a doctor prescribing a blood thinner or having the patient wear compression stockings, among other options.—
Jessica Van Egeren,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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That doesn’t seem like an unreasonable body count for someone who’s about to default on his mortgage — someone who’s already suffered the indignity of being forced to cancel his family’s Netflix account.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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State of Ohio et al. v. NCAA (2024): A coalition of states challenged the NCAA’s remaining restrictions on transfers, arguing that the adjusted rule still imposed unreasonable restraint on athletes.—
Nick LoMaglio,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Not long after, Brady looked helpless on his final snap as a Patriot, standing at the 1-yard line with nine seconds left because of that maneuver, which Stretch stole from Brady’s head coach and turned against them both.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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As for the Aces, Vegas has lost two in a row and looked helpless last time out, losing 109-78 to the Minnesota Lynx.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
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While the bats themselves are feeble foes, the rabies virus is a brutal beast.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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But the animal would also be pretty feeble at this stage — if this happened in a very short period of time, the muscle growth wouldn't be able to keep up with the expansion of the exoskeleton.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Its breathable, soft nature allows Savin to sink in without feeling stuck.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
25 Aug. 2025
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What sold me on this towel compared to many others on the market is its soft texture.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Aug. 2025
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Vinegar, which is really dilute acetic acid, will help the milk curdle by further denaturing the whey proteins and neutralizing negative charges at the surface of casein micelles.—
Liz Roth-Johnson,
Discover Magazine,
12 Feb. 2013
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However toxic a substance may be, the amount of exposure received by the general population is very dilute.—
George Johnson,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2013
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On the irrational front, Cramer pointed to recent IPOs such as Circle, Figma and Bullish, that each saw explosive gains after their debuts.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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But exactly the opposite needs to happen: the patient needs to enact her struggle in the room, to be messy, irrational, resentful, out of control.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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An unchanging body map could be a huge boost for the emerging field of brain-computer interfaces, which can allow a paralyzed person to speak or move a robotic arm.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
27 Aug. 2025
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That information led the Tribune to a relative, from the Chicago area, who provided the name of a paralyzed uncle who had been injured during WWII.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Weak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weak. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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