as in weakness
a defect in character
could tolerate my uncle's foibles because we loved him dearly
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Recent Examples of foible
Observers have suggested physiological reasons for this Jekyll & Hyde variance but there are tactical foibles too.
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
The ninety-seventh Academy Awards lay at the end of a road filled with scandal and chaos, thanks to the tweets of one Karla Sofía Gascón and other foibles along the way.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
White is simply too gifted a dramatist, and too acute an observer of human foibles, for these concerns to feel forced.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
When the wedding goes south, all their romantic lives get entangled and the show follows their foibles and flings.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
The ninety-seventh Academy Awards lay at the end of a road filled with scandal and chaos, thanks to the tweets of one Karla Sofía Gascón and other foibles along the way.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
White is simply too gifted a dramatist, and too acute an observer of human foibles, for these concerns to feel forced.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
When the wedding goes south, all their romantic lives get entangled and the show follows their foibles and flings.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foible
Noun
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However, economists say trade deficits aren’t a sign of national weakness.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The dollar strengthened after days of weakness, and oil rose back above $60, starting to climb out of a danger zone.—
Ben Berkowitz,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At that meeting, Yancy’s brother Darren told commissioners that the fault for the jail deaths lies with Waybourn.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2025
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The ’keeper was very much at fault for Newcastle’s final goal, clipping a pass straight to Joelinton, who passed for Bruno Guimaraes to add the fourth.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Less than three weeks after his storybook St. John’s season came to a sudden end, the Hall of Fame coach acknowledged a shortcoming that’s helped drive his roster building this spring.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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And while the firings of three coaches at the end of last season could be interpreted as a warning shot to Hyde, Elias surely knows the responsibility for the team’s current shortcomings falls more on him than his manager.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.—
Mark Sundeen,
Outside Online,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Foible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foible. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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