bootlessness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bootlessness
Noun
  • Even as the young man attempts to ignore the din of city life outside his window, his fear of losing his vanity is ultimately what disrupts his fantasies.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
  • While Lee road trips around Osage County, Betty Jo sits at the vanity, deciding whether to put on her wedding ring.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That’s a stark contrast to years of unprofitability before 2012.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Planet’s history of volatility, ongoing unprofitability, and fierce competition categorize this as a high-risk, high-reward investment.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If social media is any indication, lean bulking still commonly involves extreme dieting, which can lead to nutrition deficiencies, hormonal changes, eating disorders, and loss of muscle and bone density.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Use folic acid for general supplementation, pregnancy, or to prevent deficiency—unless your healthcare provider advises otherwise.
    Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Mike Vrabel has blamed his squad’s ground ineffectiveness on his RB stable being too ball-security focused.
    Brad Evans, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The evidence of its ineffectiveness and risks has led 23 states to pass legislation banning or limiting the use of conversion therapy for minors.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Self-awareness and community are marvelous antidotes to the barrenness of conformity.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Brands that rely solely on AI risk not just irrelevance, but inefficacy.
    Sean DallasKidd, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • As research highlighted the inefficacy and unintended consequences of these laws, states rolled them back or modified them, mostly by partially repealing them or reducing the severity of mandatory sentences.
    John Leverso, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Fall from the emptiness of his promises—and that is not a metaphor.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
  • No special effects were required to trigger Curry's stark drift from amiability to horrifying emptiness.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Bootlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootlessness. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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