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as in fatigue
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
the flu left me with such overwhelming weakness that I could hardly stand
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as in softness
the quality or state of lacking strength of will or character
in a moment of weakness he said yes to his daughter's request for a new toy
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as in fault
a defect in character
his one weakness is his cockeyed optimism about everything
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as in vulnerability
the quality or state of having little resistance to some outside agent
the devastating weakness of the immune system that is experienced by people with certain chronic conditions
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Recent Examples of weakness
View stress as a sign of growth and an opportunity rather than a weakness.
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Raquel Gomes, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Carter compounded this weakness by surrounding himself with loyalists and outsiders, fatally unwise to the ways of Washington.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2025
Luxury shares, in particular, were hit hard by the high-end slowdown and weakness in China, delivering share losses to even the mighty LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which fell 11.7 percent.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
The biggest risks to the expansion are high inflation and global economic weakness, with a tie for third between the incoming administration’s fiscal policies and the size of the U.S. deficit.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Raquel Gomes, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Carter compounded this weakness by surrounding himself with loyalists and outsiders, fatally unwise to the ways of Washington.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2025
Luxury shares, in particular, were hit hard by the high-end slowdown and weakness in China, delivering share losses to even the mighty LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which fell 11.7 percent.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
The biggest risks to the expansion are high inflation and global economic weakness, with a tie for third between the incoming administration’s fiscal policies and the size of the U.S. deficit.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weakness
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Image In some places, the border is marked with concrete barriers manned by Russians in fatigues.Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Poor spacing, help defense at every turn, even fatigue and waning explosiveness are working against him.Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Our experience was a mix of magic and misery, to no fault of Fort Wilderness.Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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As Laviolette said, that’s not solely the defenseman’s fault.Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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This led many to assume that the Swedish DJ’s previous health struggles — including acute pancreatitis, gallbladder and appendix surgery, alcohol abuse and exhaustion — were to blame.Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Finally, working from home can lead to stress and exhaustion.Erik Pham, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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Shellfish contamination is a common source of such outbreaks because of their susceptibility to waterborne pathogens.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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The risk to this cryptocurrency is further magnified by increasingly leveraged positions, lack of intrinsic value, and susceptibility to market manipulation due to limited supply.Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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And when one of the most romantic gestures to happen on television this year occurs — Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), who not long before had begged Mariko to live for him, steps up to be her second, to free her of that sin and deal the final blow — her gratitude and love for him is palpable.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Traversing the Holy Door is one way that the faithful can obtain indulgences, or forgiveness for sins during a Jubilee, a once-every-quarter-century tradition that dates from 1300.Pilar Arias, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
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According to this view, the outside world has been generous to Africa, providing substantial aid in recent decades, leaving no excuse for the continent’s debility.Howard W. French, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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Nutritional Deficiencies: Rapid or excessive weight loss can lead to deficiencies in vitamins and minerals critical for bone health, which is a concern for postmenopausal women.Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 3 Jan. 2025
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Address any nutrient deficiencies by applying a slow-release fertilizer according to soil test results.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Weakness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weakness. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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