languishments

noun

plural of languishment
as in decreases

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  1. decreases
  2. stumbling blocks
  3. reductions
  4. failings
  5. impediments
  6. declines
  7. lapses
  8. shortcomings
Noun
  • And these startling figures do not reflect the food crises that could be unleashed this year by rising energy and fertilizer prices, decreases in grain exports from Russia and Ukraine, and an intensifying El Niño weather pattern.
    — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The production of only eumelanin decreases in hot, dry regions, resulting in reddish body coloration, whereas the production of both types of melanin is reduced in very cold regions, resulting in pale body coloration.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of decreases
Noun
  • But the process has been riddled with stumbling blocks – including persistent fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which threatened to derail US-Iran talks last week.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • Since then, the process has stretched to require four different levels of review, each with a list of procedural requirements that pose stumbling blocks for prisoners seeking help.
    — Christie Thompson, NPR, 17 June 2026
Definition of stumbling blocks
Noun
  • The soy-tomato condition showed significant reductions in key markers of inflammation.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2026
  • And on the opposite side of the same coin, the solutions to inflation – spending reductions and higher taxes – are massively unpopular and could hurt the economy in the short run.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • Putin dismissed the allegations, saying Berlin aims to distract from its own failings and dissatisfaction among voters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Putin dismissed the allegations, saying Berlin wants to distract from its own failings and dissatisfaction among voters.
    — Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of failings
Noun
  • These large ships are impediments to the radical transformation of the Taiwanese navy that the Chinese threat requires.
    — HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
  • His book with Daphna Renan vigorously defends majority rule against institutional impediments.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of impediments
Noun
  • Meanwhile, El Palacio de Hierro in Mexico has redirected part of its open-to-buy to affordable luxury and entry price points to offset declines at the higher end.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The gains came largely from a rebound in leisure and hospitality and local government, after declines in both over the summer.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of declines
Noun
  • The lapses allowed the attackers to successfully perform a BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) hijacking to obtain control over IP addresses assigned to Softaculous.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Nobody remembers on the Tuesday in March when a supervisor's registration lapses, and that is exactly the version of this that actually happens.
    — JP Montoya, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of lapses
Noun
  • While her own family has never stepped foot in Taiwan, Lily holds onto the belief that perfecting her Mandarin will finally reconcile the shortcomings of being a diaspora kid.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Ultimately, neither of these design shortcomings outweigh the appliance's convenience.
    — Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of shortcomings
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