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
Challenge the Knicks’ lesser defenders (Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns) by calling them into pick and rolls and then leverage their shortcomings into open 3-pointers, either by stepping into space and firing or by creating good looks by driving and kicking.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Campbell is known to have struggled with elements of the campaign trail, in particular debating with more experienced political figures and criticism on social media, but the rush of votes sent his way on Thursday saw almost 50,000 of the electorate look beyond his shortcomings.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
In New York, DOJ lawyers accidentally revealed an internal document acknowledging the shortcomings in their plan to kill congestion pricing.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
Few of these teachers had any illusions about the shortcomings of remote instruction, many of them were desperately worried about their students, and virtually all of them displayed an intense devotion to their work.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Campbell is known to have struggled with elements of the campaign trail, in particular debating with more experienced political figures and criticism on social media, but the rush of votes sent his way on Thursday saw almost 50,000 of the electorate look beyond his shortcomings.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
In New York, DOJ lawyers accidentally revealed an internal document acknowledging the shortcomings in their plan to kill congestion pricing.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
Few of these teachers had any illusions about the shortcomings of remote instruction, many of them were desperately worried about their students, and virtually all of them displayed an intense devotion to their work.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcoming
Noun
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With a newfound sense of self, Murderbot is forced to hide its disgust for human weakness and emotion.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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Proton Mail encourages you to save a recovery key in the form of a lengthy code and a QR code, but that recovery key itself now becomes a weakness.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Rand argues that the studios are at fault, and that giving them more taxpayer money is not the answer.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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The self-healing capability would enable the grid quickly to isolate and repair faults, reduce the time needed to restore power after outages, and prevent blackouts—reducing the impacts of energy disruptions.—
Deborah Wince-Smith,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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If Sam is wrong, his journalistic sin is unpardonable.—
Neal B. Freeman,
National Review,
13 May 2025
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Harrison’s sin is not trading Doncic, but demanding so little in return from the Lakers.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2025
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Ultimately, the expedition’s failure likely came down to a combination of factors, including dietary deficiencies, hubris and simple bad luck.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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The absence of the 10 men, who also utilized facility deficiencies that officials have long complained about in their escape, went unnoticed for hours.—
Jack Brook,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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If this story were a parable, our hero would likely suffer some ignoble end as punishment for his moral failings.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
13 May 2025
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In this newest cover-up, Clooney repeats his film’s original failing — its nostalgic salute to the power of electronic media suasion.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Shortcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcoming. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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