- comparative of weak.
weaker
Example Sentences
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This fiscal stimulus, along with healthy demand for exports, were helping to boost economic expectations while the "dampening effects" of the energy shock were weaker than expected, the Ifo institute said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
In reality, they have ended this transfer markedly weaker than when they started it.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“These missed opportunities allowed evidence to grow stale, witnesses to disappear or die. The older the case gets, the weaker it becomes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Stevia also altered gene expression, but the changes were weaker and did not persist beyond one generation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
This line of reasoning is weaker than it initially appears.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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