feebleness

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Recent Examples of feebleness As Kasubhai observed, despite its legal feebleness, Kennedy’s declaration and its explicit threat has had a concrete impact on the provision of gender-affirming services to American youths. Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Signs of disease include warts on legs, crusty or swollen eyes, feebleness, a ruffled appearance, difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, and diarrhea. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026 When hair endures damage from styling treatments, color, or heat, the hair’s keratin composition can be compromised, leading to feebleness and a greater risk of breakage. Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feebleness
Noun
  • If a bear market arrives shortly after retirement, a cash reserve can allow a family to meet expenses without immediately selling long-term investments into weakness.
    Steve Booren, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
  • To be sure, efforts to prop up the yen were seen as short-term measures to address the symptoms rather than the root causes of the currency’s weakness.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Spouses, in turn, asked what was being done to address issues of mental health and exhaustion, MS NOW reported.
    Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to the end of the capital expenditure boom that built these excess factories, the exhaustion of markets would create the conditions for a crisis.
    Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Rangers starter Jacob deGrom, who has been battling a left hip and glute injury since the All-Star break, was pulled after two innings because of right triceps fatigue.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators also found signs of metal fatigue at the base of the fan blade that broke off, despite recent inspections of the fan blades.
    Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Feebleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feebleness. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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