Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonsuccess
Noun
  • Another way in which partisanship has brought us to this incipient defeat of the constitutional order is that the Congress has been rendered all but incompetent by faction.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025
  • Perhaps the most revealing setback came in the 3-2 Copa del Rey final defeat by Barca.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, rural hospitals — already on the brink of collapse — will close their doors, leaving entire communities without access to emergency care.
    Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • There were also signs of lung collapse and fluid buildup (edema).
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • When the administration announced the proclamation on Wednesday, Trump argued that Harvard’s failure to disclose information on international student misconduct threatened national security.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
  • He was hospitalized for stomach pains, which quickly escalated to the early stages of kidney failure and near congestive heart failure, a result of past alcohol abuse.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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“Nonsuccess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonsuccess. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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