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Recent Examples of ineffectuality
Caroline’s anguish and her ineffectuality at making progress in finding Gabriel make for some frustrating moments as a reader.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffectuality
Noun
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That statement stood in stark contrast to the longstanding stodginess of the Kings, which dissipated into flat-out ineffectiveness under Jim Hiller for three quarters of last season until he was sacked.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Brunson’s ineffectiveness throughout the night.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Smaller inefficiencies across unloading, replenishment, robotics movement and transportation coordination compound over time before teams can clearly see them.—
Amruth Puppala,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The rest of the energy is either kept in the tokamak to maintain the fusion reactions or lost due to inefficiencies in the heat and energy transfer of the system.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The impunity of the powerful was measured by the inefficacy of the outraged.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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When on day five of his mayoralty Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the inefficacy of homeless sweeps and avowed to end them, street homeless adults, advocates, and attorneys rejoiced.—
Deborah Berkman,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But Iraq’s inability to keep the margin of defeat narrow when that very well could be the tiebreaker for one of the top eight third-place spots showed a bit of naivety that could prove very damaging.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Rashada’s unlikely—if not deeply ironic—windfall highlights the secondary market for House claims that has emerged during the post-settlement limbo of antitrust litigation over college athletes’ long-standing inability to profit from their name, image and likeness rights.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Decadence is sensuality and impotence, opulence and decay.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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But these songs are also honest, sometimes despite themselves, about the feelings of impotence associated with watching history play out on a screen.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The most serious charges — which included incompetence, negligence and failure of duty — were dismissed.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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There is where their incompetence comes in.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ineffectuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffectuality. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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