flunks

verb

Definition of flunksnext
present tense third-person singular of flunk
as in fails
to be unsuccessful the movie flunks, both as entertainment and as a dramatization of a historical incident

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  1. fails
  2. collapses
  3. misses
Verb
  • For example, when a robot fails to pick an overweight item many times, a person on site can be notified to manually handle the item.
    Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • From the solar eclipse, supermoons, and now a temporary second moon orbiting the Earth, the sky's paintbrush never fails to bring awe to our eyes.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of fails
Verb
  • And then at some point, the house collapses.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a sleeper’s breathing to pause when the muscles of the throat relax too much and the airway collapses.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of collapses
Verb
  • The rally in equity could be derailed if the central government’s fiscal stimulus package misses expectations, according to Macquarie Capital’s Hsiao.
    Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Morrison misses his late partner’s gigantic belly laugh that would engulf everything in its orbit.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of misses
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flunking

flunks

flunky

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