as in weakness
a defect in character
a wife who never tires of listing her husband's perceived shortcomings
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Recent Examples of shortcoming
Interpretable models, while perhaps performing slightly worse in the short term, can let AI developers and regulators alike understand model shortcomings and where data or model improvement efforts are needed.
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Rishabh Sambare, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Otherwise, the 27-year-old’s immeasurable talent has been enough to compensate for the shortcomings of Red Bull’s car, which has proven troublesome since midway through last season.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 10 July 2025
In a way, that made the tour’s overall message even more poignant — while also exposing some of its shortcomings.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 July 2025
There’s no shortage of online debate over the relative worth of pet insurance, with consumers routinely trading notes on Reddit and elsewhere about rising premium costs, unexpected cancellations and other common shortcomings.
—Evie Steele, NBC news, 9 July 2025
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Rishabh Sambare, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Otherwise, the 27-year-old’s immeasurable talent has been enough to compensate for the shortcomings of Red Bull’s car, which has proven troublesome since midway through last season.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 10 July 2025
In a way, that made the tour’s overall message even more poignant — while also exposing some of its shortcomings.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 July 2025
There’s no shortage of online debate over the relative worth of pet insurance, with consumers routinely trading notes on Reddit and elsewhere about rising premium costs, unexpected cancellations and other common shortcomings.
—Evie Steele, NBC news, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcoming
Noun
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Angela, a choir director and family history consultant for her local church, was first hospitalized on March 6 complaining of dizziness and weakness.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The weakness could be due to the new 30% tariffs that President Donald Trump threatened against the European Union and Mexico over the weekend.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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State officials initially tried to put fault on the NWS early on in the flood recovery efforts, claiming the agency did not properly convey the storm's threat, but experts have since said the warnings issued were as timely and accurate as could have been expected.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The two men immediately began arguing over who was at fault, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Plated with vegan sour cream or traditional Icelandic skyr and a pile of pickled veggies, their rotating flavors include options like daal, chile sin carne and smoked tofu (3,200 ISK for 10).—
New York Times,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Promoting something that God defines as sin is in itself sin.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 July 2025
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This 2020 essay provides a deep dive into literacy deficiencies, fear, psychological reasoning, disproportionate weighting of information on the Internet, and other factors that perpetuate them.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Not only are the two parties unpopular in polling terms, but their struggle for power seems defined more by their deficiencies and limitations than by the breadth of their appeal.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
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Here’s a breakdown of those two failings and their ramifications.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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At their best, critics are in touch with their own personal strengths and failings, and work as interpreters and contextualizers for the rest of us.—
Charlotte Runcie
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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“Shortcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcoming. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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