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as in weakness
a defect in character
selfishness is a common human frailty
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as in exhaustion
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
frailty doesn't affect all elderly people, for many are indeed healthy and strong
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as in softness
the quality or state of lacking strength of will or character
the frailty shown by the apostle Peter when he denied Jesus three times
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Recent Examples of frailty
But along with raking in $28 million for the Biden campaign, the marquee event proved fateful in a different way: George Clooney, taken aback at President Biden’s seeming frailty during the event, wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times a month later calling on him to step back from the race.
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Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 21 July 2025
Taking care of your physical and mental well-being can help keep your body and joints functioning for longer, maintain bone health and muscle strength, reduce frailty, and even lessen the risk of certain health conditions, like type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 12 May 2025
Because of Denise Gough's human frailty as a woman destroyed by her own ambition and Kyle Soller's cowardice in the face of a horrible truth.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Character emerges from the frailty of the human psyche.
—John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 21 July 2025
Taking care of your physical and mental well-being can help keep your body and joints functioning for longer, maintain bone health and muscle strength, reduce frailty, and even lessen the risk of certain health conditions, like type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 12 May 2025
Because of Denise Gough's human frailty as a woman destroyed by her own ambition and Kyle Soller's cowardice in the face of a horrible truth.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Character emerges from the frailty of the human psyche.
—John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frailty
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Kindness may sound like a luxury in today’s high-takes, deliver-faster, do more with less, margin-tighter world—or worse, weakness.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Several recent economic indicators are pointing in the wrong direction – weakness in second-quarter gross domestic product and slower-than-expected growth in both the manufacturing and services sectors, for example.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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Between stress, shame, emotional disconnection, the current state of the world being challenging, and just plain exhaustion, desire can come and go.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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The exhaustion and boredom is certainly a factor, but these books just aren’t making a strong case for themselves anymore.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Don’t point to things with chopsticks or commit the double-dipping sin of taking food from a common plate with chopsticks that have been in your mouth.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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The water is meant to show thanks to god, or provide spiritual relief, including purifying the devotee’s soul of sin.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Although there is often consensus among critics of the health-care system about its numerous faults, approaching the central issue of profiting from illness is virtually avoided.—
David Marks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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Interestingly, such behavior was observed even when participants knew they were being observed or recorded, showcasing how deep-seated the self-serving bias is with regard to owning fault and accepting responsibility.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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To be clear, however, your fatigue probably wouldn’t be isolated to mealtimes if this were the case.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
6 Aug. 2025
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From a physiological point of view, fatigue is associated with a rise in cortisol, the neuromediator that reflects our resilience to emotional or physical stress.—
Mélanie Defouilloy,
Vogue,
6 Aug. 2025
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The series sounds the alarm on the waning influence of traditional media and calls prominent journalists, including former New York Times writer Judith Miller, to task for reporting shortcomings.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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The pandemic exposed these shortcomings: Students who experienced this superficial digitization after the abrupt shift online declared that higher education via Zoom often left them dissatisfied with both the process and results.—
Scott Pulsipher,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Frailty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frailty. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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