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Recent Examples of ineffectiveness
Goff pointed to ineffectiveness on first down in the second half, forcing the offensive line into situations where Los Angeles could turn to its powerful pass rush.
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CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Mike Vrabel has blamed his squad’s ground ineffectiveness on his RB stable being too ball-security focused.
—Brad Evans, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The evidence of its ineffectiveness and risks has led 23 states to pass legislation banning or limiting the use of conversion therapy for minors.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
Even McDaniel, speaking about the run defense’s ineffectiveness, appeared fed up.
—Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite the offense’s ineffectiveness Friday, TCU’s defense kept the Horned Frogs afloat with countless stops deep in their own territory — like when linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr broke up a would-be touchdown in the second half.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Sep. 2025
Previous attempts to produce HBL sustainably achieved only limited success due to safety issues, ineffectiveness or a lack of cost-efficiency, according to the study team.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
There are glimpses of improvement that are quickly overshadowed by long bouts of ineffectiveness.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Mike Vrabel has blamed his squad’s ground ineffectiveness on his RB stable being too ball-security focused.
—Brad Evans, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The evidence of its ineffectiveness and risks has led 23 states to pass legislation banning or limiting the use of conversion therapy for minors.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
Even McDaniel, speaking about the run defense’s ineffectiveness, appeared fed up.
—Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite the offense’s ineffectiveness Friday, TCU’s defense kept the Horned Frogs afloat with countless stops deep in their own territory — like when linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr broke up a would-be touchdown in the second half.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Sep. 2025
Previous attempts to produce HBL sustainably achieved only limited success due to safety issues, ineffectiveness or a lack of cost-efficiency, according to the study team.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
There are glimpses of improvement that are quickly overshadowed by long bouts of ineffectiveness.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffectiveness
Noun
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That discomfort is not inefficiency.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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An energy audit can identify how much energy the home uses, inefficiencies and where problems exist.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Brands that rely solely on AI risk not just irrelevance, but inefficacy.—
Sean DallasKidd,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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As research highlighted the inefficacy and unintended consequences of these laws, states rolled them back or modified them, mostly by partially repealing them or reducing the severity of mandatory sentences.—
John Leverso,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2025
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According to Damien Routely, these include messy ownership of decisions and no reliable view of cash or delivery cadence, which indicate a weak and unclear leadership structure; the inability to properly articulate what the business actually is, and a refusal to listen and assimilate feedback.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Those Olympics were mentally draining enough for athletes, given their limited mobility in a COVID bubble, fears of testing positive and missing competitions, and inability to soak up the experience with fans and friends.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
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Especially Gina, who honestly was just minding her business, hanging out with her boyfriend’s daughter, and winds up getting accused of incompetence by her own boyfriend.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s malice and incompetence alienates voters, who then publicly voice their discontent, encouraging other political actors and institutions to see him not as a crusading avatar of national destiny but as a weakened figure.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ineffectiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffectiveness. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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