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
Cybertruck sales have faced a number of challenges: Will the Cybertruck’s shortcomings sink Tesla?
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
But Shildt is not prone to publicly lament any shortcomings about his players.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
To address those shortcomings, Carter ordered the selection of a third-party monitor to review and verify the data being produced by the city on its homeless housing and encampment goals.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
That should pay dividends as the team looks to address some of the shortcomings that plagued them in 2024.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
But Shildt is not prone to publicly lament any shortcomings about his players.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
To address those shortcomings, Carter ordered the selection of a third-party monitor to review and verify the data being produced by the city on its homeless housing and encampment goals.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
That should pay dividends as the team looks to address some of the shortcomings that plagued them in 2024.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcoming
Noun
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Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses in my responses and give me tips for responding with a problem-solving, curious mindset next time.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The currency pair is expected to swing both ways as the Taiwan dollar gets caught between speculation of central bank intervention and weakness in the greenback, Lim added.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Noun
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But these apocalyptic conditions aren’t the fault of a nearby black hole.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 July 2025
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Waymo vehicles have not been found at fault for a major collision resulting in injury or death and are now deployed in major cities including Austin, San Francisco and Los Angeles.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Every year, villagers in Brittany gathered to have their sins forgiven, dance the gavotte, and watch the young townsmen wrestle after denouncing the devil.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Brazil is a beast soaked in the sins of environmental destruction and human rights violations.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
Noun
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If the deficiency is prolonged, the plant may stop flowering and fruiting altogether.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 July 2025
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While a force at the plate, Domínguez wasn’t perfect on Friday, as his defensive deficiencies resurfaced in the bottom of the first.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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An independent inquiry into Wallace’s conduct on MasterChef will be published imminently, while next week, the BBC is expected to release an internal review into the failings that led to documentary, Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, being narrated by the child of a Hamas minister.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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This is the 10th fine the FCA has imposed on a bank for similar failings with financial crimes in the last four years.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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“Shortcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcoming. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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