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Recent Examples of brittleness
Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Apr. 2026
The Hard as Hoof Nail Strengthening Cream includes vitamin E to prevent peeling, provitamin B to reduce brittleness, and retinol to stimulate collagen production.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
These determine whether technological acceleration remains a source of broad benefit or becomes a source of brittleness vulnerable to attackers, accidents, or concentrated power.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The Iranian attacks and the viral photographs and videos of flames rising from a hotel, an airport, a port in the Emirates, and the energy infrastructure in the region foreground a certain brittleness and threaten that sense of security and prosperity.
—Dina Esfandiary, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
In addition to damage that can occur from gel and acrylic nails, brittleness, thinning, peeling and splitting can also be caused by biting, picking, and harsh chemicals.
—Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026
Early versions suffered from brittleness.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
The stress of expanding and contracting can cause crazing, cracking, and brittleness.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
All brittleness and bile in the hands of Diego Luna, Valentín’s quiet righteousness rubs up against his cellmate’s grandiosity in all the wrong ways — at first.
—Blythe Marks, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Apr. 2026
The Hard as Hoof Nail Strengthening Cream includes vitamin E to prevent peeling, provitamin B to reduce brittleness, and retinol to stimulate collagen production.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
These determine whether technological acceleration remains a source of broad benefit or becomes a source of brittleness vulnerable to attackers, accidents, or concentrated power.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The Iranian attacks and the viral photographs and videos of flames rising from a hotel, an airport, a port in the Emirates, and the energy infrastructure in the region foreground a certain brittleness and threaten that sense of security and prosperity.
—Dina Esfandiary, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
In addition to damage that can occur from gel and acrylic nails, brittleness, thinning, peeling and splitting can also be caused by biting, picking, and harsh chemicals.
—Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026
Early versions suffered from brittleness.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
The stress of expanding and contracting can cause crazing, cracking, and brittleness.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
All brittleness and bile in the hands of Diego Luna, Valentín’s quiet righteousness rubs up against his cellmate’s grandiosity in all the wrong ways — at first.
—Blythe Marks, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brittleness
flimsiness
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The Federal Police deployed a massive show of force — including armored vehicles and heavy weaponry — to apprehend a small group, creating a media spectacle that starkly contrasted with the flimsiness of the legal case.—
Evandro Cruz Silva,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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The top is extra supportive thanks to an extended bottom and somehow offers cleavage without flimsiness.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Brittleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brittleness. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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