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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
View stress as a sign of growth and an opportunity rather than a weakness.
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Raquel Gomes, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Carter compounded this weakness by surrounding himself with loyalists and outsiders, fatally unwise to the ways of Washington.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2025
Luxury shares, in particular, were hit hard by the high-end slowdown and weakness in China, delivering share losses to even the mighty LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which fell 11.7 percent.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
The biggest risks to the expansion are high inflation and global economic weakness, with a tie for third between the incoming administration’s fiscal policies and the size of the U.S. deficit.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Raquel Gomes, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Carter compounded this weakness by surrounding himself with loyalists and outsiders, fatally unwise to the ways of Washington.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2025
Luxury shares, in particular, were hit hard by the high-end slowdown and weakness in China, delivering share losses to even the mighty LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which fell 11.7 percent.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
The biggest risks to the expansion are high inflation and global economic weakness, with a tie for third between the incoming administration’s fiscal policies and the size of the U.S. deficit.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weakness
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Image In some places, the border is marked with concrete barriers manned by Russians in fatigues.Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Excessive loss of fluids can lead to dehydration and contribute to symptoms like thirst, fatigue, and headache.Rosanna Sutherby, PharmD, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
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So in addition to a random chance and bad infrastructure design causing this collision and human driver being at fault, in addition to all of that, the company then did not give all of the information to investigators after the crash.Michael Calore, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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That includes being recast through no fault of your own.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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This led many to assume that the Swedish DJ’s previous health struggles — including acute pancreatitis, gallbladder and appendix surgery, alcohol abuse and exhaustion — were to blame.Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Finally, working from home can lead to stress and exhaustion.Erik Pham, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Almost all remember their coach affectionately, tempered with frustration at his tactical shortcomings.Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Another shortcoming: There's no programming interface for Apple, Google, and Microsoft platforms to directly pass credentials from one to the other.Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Less variation within a population means greater susceptibility to pests, pathogens, disasters, and these two forces feed off of each other, with forest cover loss driving biodiversity loss, leading to poor resilience and further forest loss.John Werner, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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There’s also a growing body of research that’s studying how the microbiome impacts IBD susceptibility, per the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Issues.Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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And when one of the most romantic gestures to happen on television this year occurs — Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), who not long before had begged Mariko to live for him, steps up to be her second, to free her of that sin and deal the final blow — her gratitude and love for him is palpable.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Traversing the Holy Door is one way that the faithful can obtain indulgences, or forgiveness for sins during a Jubilee, a once-every-quarter-century tradition that dates from 1300.Pilar Arias, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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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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According to this view, the outside world has been generous to Africa, providing substantial aid in recent decades, leaving no excuse for the continent’s debility.Howard W. French, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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Iron deficiency is also often an indication of another underlying health problem.Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Not getting enough B vitamins can lead to deficiencies, including anemia due to a lack of vitamin B6 or B12.Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Weakness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weakness. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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