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not make it

ADJECTIVE
deficient
Synonyms
STRONGEST
defective faulty flawed impaired incomplete inferior insufficient lacking scarce skimpy unsatisfactory weak
WEAK
amiss bad damaged exiguous found wanting infrequent injured marred meager not cut out for not enough not up to scratch outta gas rare scant scanty second fiddle second string short shy sketchy third-string unassembled unequal unfinished wanting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abundant adequate enough perfect strong sufficient
WEAK
ample excessive faultless flawless satisfactory superfluous

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Osinski and his colleagues flew in by floatplane, but the aircraft could not make it all the way to shore.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

On paper, it makes sense: Self-care feels like such a chore, why not make it fun?

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

A series of communications among Spain's top police officers amid the revelations "does not make it possible to establish the involvement of any government, service, agency or person", a ministry statement said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Boeing did not make it past the probationary period when in January 2024, the rear door on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max plane blew off midair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

I almost did not make it there to see him.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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