1
as in flimsiness
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as in unsoundness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insubstantiality
Noun
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In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Sep. 2019 -
Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes near the Oroville Dam, because of the threat of imminent flooding due to structural unsoundness.—
Mercury News Readers,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2017
Noun
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But instead of recognizing the precariousness of his position, Netanyahu abandoned his characteristic caution, put his faith in Trump without a fallback, and is now left with nowhere else to turn.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Recurrent themes running through the selection are motherhood, love and precariousness, and often precariousness linked to motherhood, such as in Adam’s Interest and the other Belgian film Kika.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As hungry Gazans grow more desperate by the day and aid distribution continues to fall far short of needs, insecurity and chaos around distribution sites and food storage areas are growing.—
Lara Jakes,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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For example, financial insecurity, food access problems, and lack of access to a safe space to exercise can contribute to overall stress, as well as high blood pressure, heart disease, and other poor health outcomes.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
28 May 2025
Noun
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LTOs offer a moment of joy, control, and relevance in a time of rising costs and systemic instability.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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At the same time, France was experiencing extreme instability in its domestic politics.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Insubstantiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insubstantiality. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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