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as in fatigue
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
the flu left me with such overwhelming weakness that I could hardly stand
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as in softness
the quality or state of lacking strength of will or character
in a moment of weakness he said yes to his daughter's request for a new toy
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as in fault
a defect in character
his one weakness is his cockeyed optimism about everything
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as in vulnerability
the quality or state of having little resistance to some outside agent
the devastating weakness of the immune system that is experienced by people with certain chronic conditions
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Recent Examples of weakness
He’s had a chance to work with his leadership team, assess their strengths and weaknesses, pruned those who don’t support or can’t implement his business agenda and promoted those who can and will, while keeping tighter rein on their activities through direct reports.
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Chiropractic adjustments may help reduce pressure on nerves and relieve pain, weakness, and numbness.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 12 May 2025
Europe’s commitment to the transatlantic alliance thus far is not a symbol of weakness or of the continent’s inability to summon the political energy to become more autonomous.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
Without the puck, Nurse and Bouchard have the same weakness (read and react, wandering).
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Chiropractic adjustments may help reduce pressure on nerves and relieve pain, weakness, and numbness.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 12 May 2025
Europe’s commitment to the transatlantic alliance thus far is not a symbol of weakness or of the continent’s inability to summon the political energy to become more autonomous.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
Without the puck, Nurse and Bouchard have the same weakness (read and react, wandering).
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weakness
Noun
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Going on multiple dates with multiple people via apps that are more or less pretty similar is going to cause some kind of fatigue.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
3 May 2025
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According to the Mayo Clinic, the disease begins in the slender tubes that carry digestive bile and is associated with symptoms like abdominal pain, fatigue, fever and night sweats.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Some possible scenarios include: The Department of Justice: If criminal activity occurred, and Evolve is found at fault, then the DOJ could force it to pay.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Trump himself has suggested moral equivalence between the two sides, claiming Ukraine was at fault for provoking the war, that President Zelensky was illegitimate and that the U.S. should recognize Russia’s annexations of Ukrainian territory.—
Eric Green,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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In addition to exhaustion and dehydration, mountaineers can also find themselves at risk of avalanches, hypothermia and falling.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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The cost of this mental churning extends beyond personal exhaustion.—
Melody Wilding,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Like at Philippe’s, the sandwich ($23) requires a few dips in the cup of jus to hide a multitude of shortcomings.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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Several teams have deployed working systems that demonstrate practical applications, particularly addressing the shortcomings of centralized alternatives.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Simply maintaining awareness of algorithmic influence reduced susceptibility to recommendation system manipulation by a significant margin. Appreciation.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Start with federal government data, and specifically with this United States Department of Agriculture web page, which defines four crucial terms: likelihood, intensity, exposure and susceptibility.—
Ron Lieber,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 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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If Sam is wrong, his journalistic sin is unpardonable.—
Neal B. Freeman,
National Review,
13 May 2025
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The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
28 June 2024
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President Biden’s troubles — lingering inflation, wars and rumors of wars, his debility — could have benefited any Republican.—
David Harsanyi,
National Review,
25 Jan. 2024
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These common attacks are caused by security deficiencies, including Active Directory misconfigurations, weak password policies, permissive access rules and weak authentication mechanisms.—
Reuven Aronashvili,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Due to the amount of sodium in the standard American diet, sodium deficiencies are quite rare.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
7 May 2025
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“Weakness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weakness. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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