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as in abandonment
the act of abandoning
the dereliction by the owners of a once flourishing orchard
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as in negligence
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
the ski area was not held responsible for the injury on account of the skier's own manifest dereliction
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as in neglect
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
both sentries were to be court-martialed for dereliction of duty
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as in weakness
a defect in character
believes that society is guilty of a moral dereliction if it does not care for those unable to care for themselves
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Recent Examples of dereliction
Watching a patient suffer feels like a dereliction of duty to many health care workers.
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Daniel T. Kim, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2025
Okay, that seems like a dereliction of duty.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
The implication is that this dereliction explains why the institution is inert and unresponsive to the American people.
—Lorelei Kelly, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
Even those who generally supported Carlsen were shocked, seeing it not as an example of sportsmanship but as dereliction.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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Daniel T. Kim, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2025
Okay, that seems like a dereliction of duty.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
The implication is that this dereliction explains why the institution is inert and unresponsive to the American people.
—Lorelei Kelly, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
Even those who generally supported Carlsen were shocked, seeing it not as an example of sportsmanship but as dereliction.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dereliction
Noun
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The abandonment of past constraints like the Conrad Rule has created a loophole, enabling legislators to use reconciliation to enact policies that could harm the nation’s fiscal outlook, simply by demonstrating fiscal impact.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The Women’s Comprehensive Care Window offers psychological counseling, legal assistance, referral to shelters and specialized services for women facing violence, discrimination or abandonment.—
Alicia G Kerber Palma,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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Wyden is demanding the public release of an unclassified 2022 report that allegedly outlines years of cybersecurity negligence by major U.S. telecom companies.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Fowler could not determine whether this was the result of negligence or an operation with malicious intent.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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In 2014, she was legally removed from her mother’s custody following reports of neglect.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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The resulting breakdown is one of the series' most painful moments, with Pacey begging for answers to a lifetime of neglect.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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While the dollar strengthened for the second day on Wednesday, Jefferies thinks the greenback could be in for an extended period of weakness.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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One weakness in Capture One's utility as a workflow solution has been its lack of sharing to established online photo venues, but there's a ray of light on this count.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2025
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This means that hackers are susceptible to infighting, desertion and betrayal, which offers the opportunity for security and law enforcement groups to spread doubt, erode trust and turn threat actors against each other from within the dark web itself.—
Can Yildizli,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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During the Civil War, the crew of a Confederate ship, along with Union soldiers convicted of rape, murder, desertion and other offenses, were imprisoned there.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2025
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And the sin that Crespo supposedly committed to warrant banishment?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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For his part, Misch has not come close to showing remorse nor confessing his sins.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
14 May 2025
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But now that the game is in the wild, fans are finding the same faults, and as a percentage, their scores are even lower.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But the latest test did not have the same fault, allowing fuel to be vented away from the engine safely and preventing the collapsing ship from exploding.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Other criminals who commit violent acts are perhaps more at ease with their moral failings.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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The military, which has ruled Pakistan for much of the country’s history, has long used hostility toward India to deflect from its own failings.—
AQIL SHAH,
Foreign Affairs,
23 May 2025
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“Dereliction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dereliction. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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