as in faults
a defect in character
his one weakness is his cockeyed optimism about everything
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Recent Examples of weaknesses
Together, the cases highlight weaknesses in an industry that has long struggled to balance nutritional innovation with safety.
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Jillian Deutsch, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
The task force included representatives from local police and fire departments and focused on identifying weaknesses in fireworks licensing, regulation and enforcement.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
However, the way Svitolina exposed Gauff’s weaknesses could serve as a blueprint for other players.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The Seahawks don’t have many weaknesses.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Europe is not unaware of its own weaknesses, but this really became too much.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Otherwise, there aren’t a lot of weaknesses on the Broncos’ roster.
—C J Doon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
But on paper, this is the most complete Dodgers team over the last decade, a roster without any glaring weaknesses.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
Winter exposes all home weaknesses.
—Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Jillian Deutsch, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
The task force included representatives from local police and fire departments and focused on identifying weaknesses in fireworks licensing, regulation and enforcement.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
However, the way Svitolina exposed Gauff’s weaknesses could serve as a blueprint for other players.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The Seahawks don’t have many weaknesses.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Europe is not unaware of its own weaknesses, but this really became too much.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Otherwise, there aren’t a lot of weaknesses on the Broncos’ roster.
—C J Doon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
But on paper, this is the most complete Dodgers team over the last decade, a roster without any glaring weaknesses.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
Winter exposes all home weaknesses.
—Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weaknesses
Noun
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Advertisement For all her legion of faults, Hasina kept a lid on extremism and had even recognized a transgender-protection law.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Most important, in none of the previous San Ramon swarms has a major earthquake been triggered on the Calaveras Fault or other nearby faults.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In an essay from 1927, the American composer Henry Cowell identified certain shortcomings of Western musical notation.—
Olivia Giovetti,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Painfully aware of his shortcomings, Wallace would have been horrified by his own subsequent beatification.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Which draws the attention of another ghost, a French man with a stack of papers documenting the man’s sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Whatever your preconceived notions about Feldman are, Hume’s film will expand and challenge them; the movie’s greatness lies in its ability to capture all of Feldman’s contradictions and self-destructiveness, empathizing with him without soft-pedaling his sins.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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It’s usually caused by a metabolic change in your body, either from hormones, nutritional deficiencies, high levels of stress, or medication.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2026
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State auditors released a report detailing deficiencies in everything from IT contingency planning to incident response and risk management.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Sheriff Chad Bianco and the department’s media team didn't respond to requests for comment, including detailed questions about the findings reported in this story, including those in a 6-page administrative review that detailed deputies’ failings in Jamall Brown’s death.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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What the memoir mainly does is reassure you that Gavin Newsom is a person with frailties and failings.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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