as in weaknesses
a defect in character
we could talk about your failings, but it would take all night
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Recent Examples of failings
The new documentary reveals some of the interpersonal and business conflicts that led to the disintegration of the classic EW&F line-up, boldly highlighting the various triumphs and failings of leader Maurice White who died in 2016 at age 74 from Parkinson’s disease.
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Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.d,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
These failings dated from 2012 to May 2025.
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Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Wilson was also hindered by personal failings.
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Jesse Wegman,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
An investigation by the Better Government Association’s Illinois Answers Project enumerated the most striking failings of the city’s anti-displacement efforts.
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David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
The outsize failings of the men in power demand a grand reimagining of the consequences of those failings, and Helen of Nowhere offers up, exhilaratingly and naughtily, a myth for the man who needs to be shuffled offstage one way or another.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
The keeper could do nothing but flail and then turn and scream in frustration at his defense’s failings at the crucial moment.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
But if there is no clear-eyed accounting and address of the specific and systemic failings that led to so much loss last July 4, what happens the next time a flood roars through Texas Hill Country?
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Theodat’s suit Theodat’s suit painted her as an accomplished leader who was forced out not due to any failings but because of discrimination.
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Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2026
Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.d,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
These failings dated from 2012 to May 2025.
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Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Wilson was also hindered by personal failings.
—
Jesse Wegman,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
An investigation by the Better Government Association’s Illinois Answers Project enumerated the most striking failings of the city’s anti-displacement efforts.
—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
The outsize failings of the men in power demand a grand reimagining of the consequences of those failings, and Helen of Nowhere offers up, exhilaratingly and naughtily, a myth for the man who needs to be shuffled offstage one way or another.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
The keeper could do nothing but flail and then turn and scream in frustration at his defense’s failings at the crucial moment.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
But if there is no clear-eyed accounting and address of the specific and systemic failings that led to so much loss last July 4, what happens the next time a flood roars through Texas Hill Country?
—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Theodat’s suit Theodat’s suit painted her as an accomplished leader who was forced out not due to any failings but because of discrimination.
—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for failings
Noun
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Dybantsa’s weaknesses are also more fixable than the weaknesses of other prospects at this size.
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When the complex was being constructed, there were deviations from the building’s original design, contributing to structural weaknesses, the report said.
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These machines are delicate and prone to faults.
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The devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela yesterday were most likely caused by a rupture in one of the country’s most active seismic zones — comprising the Boconó and San Sebastián faults, which extend along Venezuela’s northern coast — according to the USGS.
Noun
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Do not allow the sins of the past to overwhelm, to drown the present.
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That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.
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After all, one of the most forceful elements of our free society is precisely our discontent with our own shortcomings.
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Just read our review and be aware of its shortcomings.
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“Failings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/failings. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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