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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
Chipotle, Domino’s, Pizza Hut, Shake Shack and Starbucks all saw slowing or declining sales in their quarter, with many citing particular weakness among lower-income consumers.
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Rob Wile, NBC news, 1 May 2025
Cost-effective roster additions will be critical, especially at center, which was undoubtedly the Lakers’ biggest weakness.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
During periods of economic weakness when lending activity slows, consumers with high credit scores sometimes can take advantage of attractive offers.
—Russ Wiles, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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Rob Wile, NBC news, 1 May 2025
Cost-effective roster additions will be critical, especially at center, which was undoubtedly the Lakers’ biggest weakness.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
During periods of economic weakness when lending activity slows, consumers with high credit scores sometimes can take advantage of attractive offers.
—Russ Wiles, USA Today, 24 Apr. 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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Video of flames at the base of an Edison transmission tower in Eaton Canyon on the night the fire began raised suspicions that the utility’s equipment was at fault.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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At the end of this rally phase, the RSI pushed into the overbought region which suggests a potential exhaustion point.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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Without it, this ongoing mental strain could easily have led to feelings of exhaustion, stress, and burnout—all signifiers of PPD.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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Few of these teachers had any illusions about the shortcomings of remote instruction, many of them were desperately worried about their students, and virtually all of them displayed an intense devotion to their work.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2025
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Jaxson Hayes can barely stay on the floor, leaving head coach JJ Redick to play small ball, relying on the size of Luka Dončić, LeBron James, and Rui Hachimura to make up for the shortcomings at the center spot.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The retired brigadier general said the conversations among national security leaders through the messaging app should have been held offline due to their highly sensitive information and susceptibility to hackers or foreign adversaries.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025
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Research suggests, too, that hormone therapy reduces susceptibility to osteoporosis, another calamitous disease of aging for women.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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She’s just heard her lover’s sins — the new and plunging depths of betrayal.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2025
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Jesus told the woman to leave her life of sin and walk in a new life of holiness.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 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 12 May. 2025.
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