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failing
adjective as in not well, weak
noun as in lapse, shortcoming
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
After failing to get a single hit off Yesavage in the first two innings, the Dodgers got on the board with a solo home run from Enrique Hernandez in the third inning.
The Freedom Party was on track to place second in parliamentary elections, according to exit polls, with a sharp drop in support, as voters punished Wilders’s party for failing to deliver on its promises.
But critics say the program, which pairs licensed specialists with officers in unmarked cars, is failing in the crucial initial minutes of encounters when multiple police shootings of mentally ill people have occurred.
Decades of decline have pockmarked the city, including some now-famous failings.
The US has placed sanctions on Colombian president Gustavo Petro, accusing him of failing to curb drug trafficking and allowing cartels to "flourish".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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