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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defectiveness
Noun
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Barca refused to book that impairment in 2023-24, but did so when restating that year’s figures in their latest accounts.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025 -
No impairment is suspected on the part of the driver who struck the pedestrian.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Shop for disability insurance Nearly half of American Gen Z, Millennial and Gen X households reported living paycheck-to-paycheck in 2024, according to a Bank of America study.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The majority of recipients are extremely low-income families with children, as well as seniors and people with disabilities.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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The editor of the Pine Bluff Commercial earned second place for commentary in a contest organized by America's Newspapers for his coverage of the failings of a city tax initiative that promised civic and economic restoration.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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The new report only adds to a number of security failings exposed by the heist.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The problem with that is that good teams — the winning franchises — build their teams inside-out by fortifying the offensive and defensive lines, which just happen to be the areas of weakness this season.—
Omar Kelly
November 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Exports weren’t the only area that saw surprise weakness.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sammy was a person who, for his survival, for his benefit—but also to his detriment—had to live as a celebrity, as a performer, which doesn’t leave much time for investigating such questions.—
Questlove,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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On top of the fact that the messenger planet is traditionally considered in detriment when in your sign, Mercury will also retrograde through your sign, bringing focus to your voice, choices and self-expression.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, when asked who is to blame, 58% of those surveyed said both Disney and Google are equally at fault, while 37% point the finger at Disney and 5% blame Google.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some of them have not been his fault.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Defectiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defectiveness. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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