nonsuccesses

noun

plural of nonsuccess
as in defeats
a falling short of one's goals refused to let the nonsuccess of her bid for a seat in the state senate discourage her from a career in politics

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  1. defeats
  2. failures
  3. collapses
Noun
  • Lose Game 2, and the Dodgers will be two defeats from a bitter winter.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Marseille ended a run of five straight defeats with a 2-0 win at fellow struggler Troyes to move out of the relegation zone.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of defeats
Noun
  • The question confronting Israel and its international partners is not simply whether money should flow into Gaza, but also who controls it—and whether the next arrangement will avoid the failures of the last.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The author argued that the unrest reflected deeper failures by France’s political establishment.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of failures
Noun
  • Here, any distinction between spa and safari collapses, and the outdoors and wellness weave together.
    — Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • If drugstore brands follow prestige lines into oil-in-serum formulations, the two-step routine collapses into one.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of collapses
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“Nonsuccesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonsuccesses. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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