1
as in abandonments
the act of abandoning
the dereliction by the owners of a once flourishing orchard
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2
as in weaknesses
a defect in character
believes that society is guilty of a moral dereliction if it does not care for those unable to care for themselves
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Noun
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How does the relative length of our haunting reflect our collective moral strengths and weaknesses?—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025 -
Looking at the current state of the roster, there are not many major weaknesses.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Putin said Ukraine’s armed forces had a grave lack of manpower and desertions, while Russia had enough soldiers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This generalized recognition of our nation’s foundational sins is certainly welcome, it’s just not geared toward a particular point.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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And my mom used to say, your sins will find you out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Not of any one person, but of Florida with its beauty and its faults, and the imagined communities of young men who could inhabit it.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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By scouring two years of police body cam footage, Gandbhir hoped to turn a tool intended to protect police into a tool that exposes their faults.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Halloween’s history, from tricks to treats Halloween is rooted in the ancient Celtic ritual of Samhain, marking the harvest and coming winter – and few know the shortcomings of the cold more than Minnesotans.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Various studies have proved that popular commercial VPNs have alarming shortcomings.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As was Matthiessen’s self-awareness about his own moral failings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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So [in the film], there’s this sort of notion that, if a movie star kind of represents us in all our failings and humanity, what does that mean exactly?—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Derelictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derelictions. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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