clumsiness

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Recent Examples of clumsiness Police in Oklahoma witnessed the clumsiness of nature when a wildlife rescue turned from pure-hearted Disney moment into Discovery channel outtake, video shows. Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025 And this is in addition to our ongoing on-pitch tactical clumsiness and lack of motivation for big games. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 His uncharacteristic clumsiness amused me. Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clumsiness
Noun
  • Chelsea are sorely lacking leadership and self-assurance, hardly surprising given the inexperience throughout a quickly thinning squad.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Colin’s journey in going from inexperience to being a bit more experienced.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • He may be frustrated by the lack of basic defensive discipline and shape and Messi may shake his head at the incompetence behind him, but the choices made in roster construction just can’t always be compensated for by the boys from Barcelona.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Throughout her many times as a political candidate and office holder, Harris has been dogged by allegations of incompetence and indecision, fueled by anonymous quotes and unbelievably bad public appearances.
    Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe that data suggests incompetency in the sporting director role.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The National Geographic series dives into footage and narratives from officials leading the disaster response at the time, revealing incompetencies and false information from the media that cost locals their lives.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In other democracies, such inability to drive through legislation would most likely be met by a confidence vote, perhaps the ousting of the head of the party of government and a general election.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Fifty-five percent of manufacturers in the state said cost increases have been the biggest impact and 32% reported that uncertainty or an inability to plan was the biggest impact.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Clumsiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumsiness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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