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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
Despite the warming relations between the two countries, the partnership’s weaknesses have been highlighted over the past week, with Russia failing to play a significant role in coming to Iran’s aid as crippling strikes from Israel batter it.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2025
As former vice presidential candidate and Congressman Jack Kemp observed, weakness is provocative.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
And the weakness is extending to other travel industry forecasts, like hotels.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Potential symptoms include insomnia, muscle cramps, constipation, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, weakness, numbness, tingling, personality changes and heart arrhythmias, experts say.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2025
As former vice presidential candidate and Congressman Jack Kemp observed, weakness is provocative.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
And the weakness is extending to other travel industry forecasts, like hotels.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Potential symptoms include insomnia, muscle cramps, constipation, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, weakness, numbness, tingling, personality changes and heart arrhythmias, experts say.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weakness
Noun
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Add alert fatigue and organizations are left with blind spots hidden behind dashboards.—
Rick Hutchinson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Regardless of your fitness level, stay alert for other cardiac warning signs, too: pain that radiates down your arm or jaw, unusual fatigue, and fainting or almost fainting.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
23 June 2025
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Harper isn’t devoid of faults, with the two main ones being his defensive focus and inconsistent jump-shooting.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The driver of the vehicle was not found at fault, and no citations were issued, according to the release.—
Tracy Neal,
Arkansas Online,
24 June 2025
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Similar to the chart of WTI crude oil, the VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH) has improved intermediate-term momentum and no signs of upside exhaustion, increasing the likelihood of a breakout above a Fibonacci retracement level near $257 for a secondary objective of $298.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
16 June 2025
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Whether from the return of fasting or sheer exhaustion, players may become impassive.—
Jason Anthony,
The Atlantic,
14 June 2025
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That should pay dividends as the team looks to address some of the shortcomings that plagued them in 2024.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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Walters’s achievements and shortcomings are given equal airtime in the new documentary Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and lands on Hulu today.—
Alex Jhamb Burns,
Vogue,
23 June 2025
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This historical performance underscores the stock’s susceptibility to macroeconomic uncertainty.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The cuts include a study on how to improve tobacco regulatory science to reduce health disparities, a study to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural communities, a study on neurobiological susceptibility to peer pressure and drug use among teenagers, and a study on malaria in Africa.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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The fact is, Sinners is not about sin in the religious sense but more about America’s most significant secular violation: its refusal to face itself.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Yet no former secretary of state has been more vehemently criticized, most notably for sins of omission and commission in countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chile and East Timor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 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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Grassley cited a Government Accountability Office report issued last year that detailed deficiencies in the program’s management dating back to 2009.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Studies show that patients not meeting the diagnostic criteria for testosterone deficiency are still being prescribed testosterone therapy, often based on vague symptoms.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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“Weakness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weakness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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