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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
Fatigue Fatigue and weakness are common signs of abnormally high blood sodium levels, known as hypernatremia.
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James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
Symptoms include lethargy, coughing, fever, loss of appetite, weight loss, and weakness or lameness.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Amorim has acknowledged some of the long-standing weaknesses of his squad and made changes to better address them.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
While individual consumers’ choices are often at the mercy of industry marketing, businesses can base their decisions on a thorough analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
—Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
Symptoms include lethargy, coughing, fever, loss of appetite, weight loss, and weakness or lameness.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Amorim has acknowledged some of the long-standing weaknesses of his squad and made changes to better address them.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
While individual consumers’ choices are often at the mercy of industry marketing, businesses can base their decisions on a thorough analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
—Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weakness
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Weakness, fatigue and lightheadedness are among the most noticeable symptoms associated with iron deficiency, says Nance.Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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The intensity being so high is also another problem, with fatigue and injuries eventually catching up to the players.Thom Harris, The Athletic, 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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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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The probe comes after a 114-page report, released earlier this year by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), found that exhaustion, burnout and an overall lack of sleep for controllers — particularly during evening shifts — has hindered safety and led to accidents.The Hill Staff, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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Negotiations are just another tool to improve one’s political position; the objective, as with military operations, remains the enemy’s subjugation, or at least its exhaustion.Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Another major scene in this finale is Jimmy apologizing to Alice for his shortcomings as a father.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Dec. 2024
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But perhaps his biggest shortcoming was how scant his puck possession was while Montgomery was under fire.Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 24 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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Perhaps the biggest sin of them all, however, is just how absolutely dull and yawn-inducing Dune: Prophecy is.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The sins of the Franks and their rulers had made the land fertile for Wiggo and his friends.Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 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 31 Dec. 2024.
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