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as in exquisiteness
the state or quality of having a delicate structure
we marveled at the fragility and yet the surprising strength of the bird's wing bones
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as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
the fragility of the abandoned baby bird
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Recent Examples of fragility
Climate disruption colliding with supply chain fragility.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
This creates a shared fragility across the industry.
—Saman Zonouz, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Vulnerability, fragility, insanity, real innocence … but also confusion, depression, extreme hurt, anger … stuck in our heads.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
This creates a shared fragility across the industry.
—Saman Zonouz, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Scott Lincicome, a trade policy scholar at the Cato Institute, warned Saturday that the new threat exposes the fragility of relying on unilateral deals rather than binding treaties.
—Kevin Breuninger,luke Fountain, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2026
With great sensitivity, Marcus Carlsson portrays the different stages of life and reminds us how the fragility between people can hold both pain and light.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
That training was helpful for playing the part because, in a way, her strength is juxtaposed against the fragility of a person like her.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The theocracy of the ayatollahs has been exposed in all its fragility.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
This creates a shared fragility across the industry.
—Saman Zonouz, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Vulnerability, fragility, insanity, real innocence … but also confusion, depression, extreme hurt, anger … stuck in our heads.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
This creates a shared fragility across the industry.
—Saman Zonouz, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Scott Lincicome, a trade policy scholar at the Cato Institute, warned Saturday that the new threat exposes the fragility of relying on unilateral deals rather than binding treaties.
—Kevin Breuninger,luke Fountain, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2026
With great sensitivity, Marcus Carlsson portrays the different stages of life and reminds us how the fragility between people can hold both pain and light.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
That training was helpful for playing the part because, in a way, her strength is juxtaposed against the fragility of a person like her.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The theocracy of the ayatollahs has been exposed in all its fragility.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragility
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If the Nasdaq 100 sees further weakness ahead of megacap technology companies’ earnings, the QQQ could rapidly slide to about 580, according to Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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In theory, that weakness could be an opening for a president to muscle Congress into codifying parts of his agenda.—
Yuval Levin,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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Continual self-sacrifice increases the risk of emotional exhaustion, resentment and loss of self-clarity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Understanding trees as living archives of human breath exhaled in joy, sorrow, elation or exhaustion is deeply meaningful for me.—
Beronda L. Montgomery,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
31 Dec. 2025
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Early versions suffered from brittleness.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Fragility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragility. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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