foibles

plural of foible

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Recent Examples of foibles Perhaps why the comparatively slim amount of time spent on Borges’ late-in-life political foibles and fascist sympathizing is so uninspired — restrained, workmanlike, intentionally unprovocative, compulsory. — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 Julie Nolke, a viral YouTube star who comedically dissects the anxieties and foibles of Millennial woman, is creating a new series for the service. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 This is its own league, with its own fans and its own foibles. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2026 Men sharing their experiences, their foibles, their missteps, their wants, their aches, and a lot of humor with it. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 Some Hughes movies explore the trials of youth, and some depict the foibles and frustrations of adulthood. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026 For all of his foibles and his indifference to practice, Allen Iverson will forever be more beloved here than Donovan McNabb. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 The film, which debuts on Apple TV on July 24, serves as a sweet ode to this burgeoning pastime, while still poking fun at its foibles. — Sean Gregory, Time, 23 July 2026 His foibles in the playoffs came to fruition while trying to guard Joel Embiid. — Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foibles
Noun
  • Drug and other criminal enterprises have taken advantage of the government’s weaknesses.
    — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Meta is also deploying a red-teaming AI agent that probes its own safeguards for weaknesses bad actors could exploit.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Facts are faced, faults are noted, death and life are seen and held.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Taylor’s attorney, Barbara Berkowitz, caught up with PEOPLE and shared one of Taylor’s few faults.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In at least one instance, all of Ray Gunn‘s biggest shortcomings converge in the most leadenly predictable of ways.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Subsequent investigation into his death revealed a series of workplace safety shortcomings.
    — William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The sins of 2003 were not merely in launching a war but also in how the story was told and masked.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Kaporos is intended to symbolize the transfer of one’s sins to a chicken.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Foibles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foibles. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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