undoings

plural of undoing
as in downfalls
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life an intractable drug habit proved to be her sad undoing

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Recent Examples of undoings The gothic sci-fi film — which is competing for the prestigious Golden Lion at the festival — is a retelling of Mary Shelley’s 1818 classic horror novel following a brilliant scientist who brings a monstrous creature to life, ultimately resulting in both of their undoings. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025 In a new report from The Athletic, Mike Jones, Dan Pompei, Jeff Howe, Jourdan Rodrigue, and Jacob Robinson break down the biggest teams that constantly make it to the playoffs, but can't seem to get past their own undoings. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Some of those mistakes eventually cause their downfalls.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The lack of effective clock management was one of the downfalls of the Bears’ last coach, Matt Eberflus.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Sardinia, an Italian island in the Mediterranean just south of France's Corsica, is famed for its beaches and ancient ruins.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Well, or how the ancient ruins of Petra stole the show in the final scenes of Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
    Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Michelle Kowalski, an analyst who has since departed the agency, was instructed to take one of the DOGE people, Cole Killian, through earnings data and historical records to analyze the cases of extremely old people whose deaths had not been recorded in Social Security data.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Among those fentanyl deaths were 20 young children — ages 4 and under — and seven of those babies and toddlers were from Jackson County.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Undoings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undoings. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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