weakness

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for weakness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weakness
Noun
  • Viewers have shared their own experiences with chronic anxiety, fatigue, and illness, some expressing relief at finally hearing an explanation that connects the dots surrounding their symptoms and broader societal conditions.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Add alert fatigue and organizations are left with blind spots hidden behind dashboards.
    Rick Hutchinson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • While other editors navigated the daily grind in a visible state of exhaustion, Wintour, with her signature bob, dark sunglasses, and famously enigmatic composure, cultivated an air of mystery and authority that few could emulate.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Now, there are signs of upside exhaustion to suggest that MSFT may soon relinquish its leadership stronghold.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Both are rooted in security vulnerabilities and governance shortcomings.
    Diganta Sengupta, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • This historical performance underscores the stock’s susceptibility to macroeconomic uncertainty.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • As a result, anyone who sought treatment for a physical illness at St. Leonard’s Hospital first had to confess their sins and have their soul cleansed.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • The Lorde’s Virgin birth came on June 27, and it was born with sin.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.
    Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 6 Jul. 2025.

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