flunks

present tense third-person singular of flunk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flunks
Verb
  • The state alleged that Amazon doesn’t go far enough to find reasonable accommodations for employees upon request and fails to consider whether a different accommodation or work location would be a match for an employee who is pregnant or has a disability.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
  • If Washington fails to even mildly improve relations with Brazil, India, and South Africa, Beijing and Moscow will toast their good luck.
    Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The notion that the catastrophe stems from inadequate defense spending collapses the moment the interceptors fail.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • When the ceiling collapses in her Montauk apartment, she’s forced to move to a bleak low-rent motel.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Amina blows her mom a kiss and then flops down in her crib, pretending to be asleep.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • At one point, Alex comes over to recheck his map and, seeing Rizo attempt to analyze his work, flops over on the puzzle, causing Rizo to pause.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Moreover, the company entered this period highly levered from the merger, and these misses only amplified the company’s balance sheet problems in the eyes of investors.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • If the Heat misses the playoffs next season, then the Hornets would get an unprotected first-round pick from Miami in 2028.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Flunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flunks. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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