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as in flimsiness
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as in unsoundness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insubstantiality
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Though Good Boy gets by for a while on the strength of its performances and the sheer oddness of its plot, the flimsiness of its characters drains the film of energy long before its 110 minutes are up.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025 -
This decision throws Carrie’s flimsiness, as the lead character of a franchise three generations of women have absorbed into their own identities, into relief.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Sep. 2019
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In 2015, 66 trees were removed by city crews because of poor health or unsoundness.—
Debbie Arrington,
sacbee.com,
5 May 2017
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The arrival of a little orphan girl challenges their sense of solidarity in a tense social climate, revealing both their fragility and strength.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some signs of overheating and exhaustion arguably raise an alert for potential erratic energy and emerging fragility, but this market has rendered plenty such alarms false.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Adding to the precariousness of her situation, she's had to drive two hours at least once a week to see a specialist in Jackson.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Filling the gaps Reputable organizations are working to fill the void created by the CDC’s precariousness and the fact that recommendations are now being made based on political will, rather than scientific evidence.—
Jordan Miller,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Johnson hopes developments like the lofts will add stability to the neighborhood so that children growing up in Milwaukee do not need to relocate because of housing insecurity.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Money was flowing in, as the US and its allies attempted to rebuild civil society destroyed by the Taliban’s brutal rule from 1996 to 2001, even as fighting and insecurity still plagued swathes of the nation.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in the last five years – all members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Putin accused European nations of fueling instability by increasing military spending and deepening integration under NATO.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Insubstantiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insubstantiality. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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