shortcomings

plural of shortcoming

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shortcomings To make up for its lens shortcomings, compared to more expensive and larger models, the Mini takes a lot of images in the one position. — New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026 But where Hwan’s Christianity is a willful, grotesque misreading of the Bible, Latif actively wrestles with his moral shortcomings. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Lawyers complain about hallucinations, mistakes, and the technology’s other shortcomings. — Logan Brown, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Because Scott is in virtually every scene, and his work is so deeply affecting that most people leave the movie thinking about that, not minor shortcomings. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026 Based on those numbers, critics generally approved of the season's direction more than the audience did, yet prominent progressive reviewers still found new ideological shortcomings to condemn. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Such a file contains objective personnel data as well as observable assessments of a cadre’s political shortcomings. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 For many, the reality of their data shortcomings arrives too late. — Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Jac needs to work on these challenges and shortcomings with his sponsor. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcomings
Noun
  • Your organization’s weaknesses may be structural, such as an overreliance on a single revenue stream.
    — Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Some programs use non-conference play to stack wins, while the more competitive programs use non-conference games as an opportunity to find potential weaknesses.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Recently, Qnetic completed its first 100 continuous charge-discharge cycles with zero faults or degradation, a key indicator of its reliability.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The team suspects the increase in the rate and intensity of earthquakes shows that Earth’s crust did not return to normal after the final test in 2017, but instead seismicity increased as at least two preexisting faults became active, Kim said.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • While some newly prominent groups (such as those who later became known as Quakers) emphasized love, fellowship and justice, some members of other sects (like the Presbyterians) created new fears, new sins, new tests and new punishments.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Kaporos is intended to symbolize the transfer of one’s sins to a chicken.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Shortcomings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcomings. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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