slackness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slackness
Noun
  • This evidence was instrumental in establishing negligence.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Their comments came just a few weeks after a court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the singer’s passing after a fall from a third-story balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina last October.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • While that might be increasingly true for Tesla, everyone else is more than picking up the slack.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
  • State and local jurisdictions pick up some of the slack, but this creates a patchwork of rules about indoor air.
    Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Harris, a Biden appointee, will serve until her term expires in 2028 unless removed for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
  • In January, White pled guilty to two counts of child neglect after initially pleading not guilty to the charges.
    Laura Barcella, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Slackness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slackness. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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