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weakening

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adjective

weakening

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verb

present participle of weaken
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Recent Examples of weakening
Verb
Moffett also said artificial intelligence isn’t driving an upgrade cycle as hoped, noting that there is weakening demand in China along with antitrust concerns. Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025 With high expectations for future new orders along with expanding current new orders, the outlooks for material handling and supply chain industries are positive, despite some weakening in the December MHI BAI report. Jason Schenker, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Moscow has been trying to hang onto its military assets in Syria but since Assad's overthrow, Russian assets have departed, weakening Russia's presence in the region. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 Further, America’s adversaries—China, Russia, Iran and North Korea—are collaborating more closely than ever in an axis of autocrats which enable them to combine strengths in their collective goal of weakening the United States. Michael Brown, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 The crusade against inclusionary hiring practices and policies is being promoted by incoming GOP lawmakers who claim the effort is weakening the strength of federal defense agencies. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025 The administration has suggested that holding bitcoin could hedge against inflation and a weakening dollar. Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 In December the agency concluded that there was a risk that the takeover of the iconic American company could pose a national security threat by potentially weakening the country's industry and shrinking its steel production. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 As kidney function worsens, phosphorus builds up in the blood, weakening the bones. Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weakening
Noun
  • His environmental project launched the Institute’s research via an extensive study of the relationship between business practices and environmental deterioration.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Shot over five tumultuous years, the film traces Noam’s journey in tandem with the region’s steady deterioration.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • An iron deficiency may lead to nail changes such as softening and weakness.
    Carrie Madormo, RN, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Its intensely moisturizing formula features amino acids that make up the protein keratin (which is key for maintaining your hair’s structure and strength) and hair-softening plant extracts.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • At least in the short run, this diluting might potentially have negative effects on the price per share as the market adjusts to the extra shares.
    Jim Osman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Businesses should ensure their monitoring strategies address both objectives where relevant, without diluting the specific focus of fraud prevention tools.
    Einaras von Gravrock, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • In his short time since arriving, Sands had helped his team remain tough to beat, in spite of a debilitating injury list, while also allowing the intricacy of the attacking football to improve.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
  • In a Reddit post shared Wednesday, Feb. 5, a user explained how a debilitating illness kept her from celebrating her wedding day with not just her family and friends, but most importantly, her husband.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In a photo Estrada used to announce a reward for his capture, Wedding had long, stringy hair that seemed to be thinning, steely blue eyes, and a beard.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The women’s nutraceutical, shown here, comprises of minerals, vitamins, and other natural ingredients designed to tackle hair thinning in women aged 18 to 44.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Given the constant demands by wind, solar, and EV company executives for more and more government subsidies to sustain their failing business models, this reality could become disastrous for those rent-seeking industries in the coming years as the era of crony capitalism comes to a close.
    David Blackmon, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But failing to advance beyond the wild-card round (not to mention losing in infamous or controversial fashion) isn’t what fans had in mind when the front office spoke about building a sustainable contender years ago.
    Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • About one year after infecting a human host, the Guinea worm creates a blister on the skin and emerges from it, which can cause burning pain, fever and swelling, according to the CDC and the World Health Organization.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The same Montana lab that tried infecting imitation human brain tissue with CWD published a paper that maps the bottom of the CWD prion.
    Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Erosion of trust within the GOP ranks is seen as injurious for the Speaker, whose legislative and political headaches are piling up, The Hill reports.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The members of Phi Kappa Psi were charged with at least one felony each, including recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public and violating the social host ordinance, prosecutors said.
    Caleb Lunetta, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025

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