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nonachievements

noun

plural of nonachievement
as in defeats
a falling short of one's goals a youthful drug addict who's headed for a lifetime of nonachievement

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  1. defeats
  2. failures
  3. collapses
Noun
  • The Wildcats have had two painfully close defeats, falling 24-23 to Tuskegee before losing 34-33 in overtime to unbeaten Benedict.
    — Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay the course after historic defeats in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where his CDU was ejected from parliament for the first time.
    — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of defeats
Noun
  • Link, a $30-million spacecraft sent to save NASA’s aging Swift telescope, burned up during reentry Friday after technical failures ended its rescue mission.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Travis said their products are essential for managing temperature changes and preventing catastrophic failures in rigid piping systems.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of failures
Noun
  • What to do in an earthquake Earthquakes’ sudden, rapid shaking can cause structural collapses and landslides.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But as the cost of producing a unit of intelligence collapses, the amount businesses consume is exploding.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of collapses
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“Nonachievements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonachievements. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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