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Recent Examples of defectiveness
This worry about defectiveness can lead to a panicked call for literature’s redemption.
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Aaron Matz, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Aaron Matz, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defectiveness
Noun
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Spears, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, showed signs of impairment and underwent field sobriety tests, CHP said.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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If a woman named Mary Brown can’t solve a captcha, visual impairment is a statistically likely reason.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Children with moderate to severe disabilities cannot be accommodated.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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In special education, the contract establishes a 20-to-1 staffing ratio for certain teachers working with students with disabilities and includes stronger enforcement of class size limits, with higher penalties for violations, union leaders said.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Isolated by its beautiful, rugged mountains, West Virginia sits entirely within Appalachia and has long been listed at the bottom of a laundry list of failings, including poor health and a lack of education.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The commitment angst plaguing Charlie and Emma over Emma’s secret seems to have a lot to do with several contemporary concerns—mixed messaging about gender roles, confusion over what constitutes a moral failing—that yield knee-jerk responses.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Let’s examine their specs, strengths, weaknesses and differences, along with how Edmunds’ car experts rated them overall and in specific categories.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Their weaknesses could be balanced with machine strengths.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Everyone’s orgasming and no one’s complete, especially — to the series’ greatest detriment — Carol.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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Almost all of my vintage coats have fur collars and to not be able to sell them because of a collar is a huge detriment to my shop.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The district and Catholic school administrators had traded blame over who was at fault.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The jury assigned 60% of the fault to Carnival and 40% to the passenger, who suffered a severe fall and injuries while onboard.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Defectiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defectiveness. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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