as in weakness
a defect in character
a wife who never tires of listing her husband's perceived shortcomings
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Recent Examples of shortcoming
Desmond Bane was acquired specifically to solve Orlando’s offensive shortcomings.
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Delcianna Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute at Vermont Law and Graduate School, said Wallach’s history mirrors the agency’s shortcomings.
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Katie Surma,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Some of the exhibits reflect unfinished business, in some cases my own shortcomings and mistakes.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
But the report also identified some shortcomings.
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Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Delcianna Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute at Vermont Law and Graduate School, said Wallach’s history mirrors the agency’s shortcomings.
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Katie Surma,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Some of the exhibits reflect unfinished business, in some cases my own shortcomings and mistakes.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
But the report also identified some shortcomings.
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Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcoming
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The weakness that began in technology stocks spread through Asia and Europe on Tuesday, while precious metals also came under pressure as investors reassessed the path of interest rates.
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When the complex was being constructed, there were deviations from the building’s original design, contributing to structural weaknesses, the report said.
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The devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela yesterday were most likely caused by a rupture in one of the country’s most active seismic zones — comprising the Boconó and San Sebastián faults, which extend along Venezuela’s northern coast — according to the USGS.
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The second quake produced nearly triple the shaking energy of the first, with the fault rupturing to the east for more than 100 miles, sending quake energy right into the international airport and La Guaira.
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The continuation of the Corleone Family saga expands until Michael (Al Pacino) commits the ultimate brotherly sin, but the story’s jump back in time — in which Robert De Niro plays a younger version of Marlon Brando’s Vito — features many of the most iconic sequences in 1970s cinema.
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The movie’s gravest sin, though, might be its very existence.
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Most people need vitamin D supplementation; vitamin E is usually sufficient from food unless a true deficiency exists.
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According to her petition to the Supreme Court, Murrin faces more than $328,000 in tax, penalties, and interest (the interest that had grown to more than $250,000 by the time the IRS issued the notice of deficiency).
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Experts stress that silent burnout is a structural problem, not an individual failing, with access to support being a critical barrier.
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Social media marketing burnout isn’t a personal failing or ordinary job stress.
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“Shortcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcoming. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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