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Weakening is an English word with synonyms like strengthening or reduction. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Weakening in a sentence

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Weakening meaning

present participle and gerund of weaken

Using Weakening

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of weaken
  • Useful related words include: strengthening, reduction, diminution, decrease.
  • In the example corpus, weakening often appears in combinations such as: weakening of, the weakening, weakening the.

Context around Weakening

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Weakening

  • In this selection, "weakening" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, offset, avoid, continued, institutions, inflation and dollar stand out and add context to how "weakening" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a weakening economy and and afternoon before weakening. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "weakening" sits close to words such as amino, bce and booming, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with weakening

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A financial crisis event or continued weakening of the market. (10 words)

But what we did see in the quarter was a weakening in RF. (13 words)

But the media has a proud tradition for discussing the Liberal Party leader’s alleged weakening appeal. (17 words)

He said there was ‘‘no weakening of my position, no weakening of the United States, and no weakening of the Trump administration’’ as a result of the developments that have arguably caused the greatest political crisis of Trump’s 19-month presidency. (42 words)

However, stronger fiscal and debt metrics may not be sufficient to offset weakening institutions if the content of the judicial reforms and the way they are passed point to such weakening,” said Moody’s in the Tuesday report. (38 words)

Americans continue to spend abroad, mostly in Europe, though to a lesser extent than in the prior year period, partly due to the weakening of the US dollar euro exchange rate, which was at parity a year ago. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

He said there was ‘‘no weakening of my position, no weakening of the United States, and no weakening of the Trump administration’’ as a result of the developments that have arguably caused the greatest political crisis of Trump’s 19-month presidency.

However, stronger fiscal and debt metrics may not be sufficient to offset weakening institutions if the content of the judicial reforms and the way they are passed point to such weakening,” said Moody’s in the Tuesday report.

The weakening inflation in eurozone countries, Greece’s main trading partners, also reflects a weakening in their economic activity and, especially, the decline of industrial production in the big European economies.

Weakening of social ties In many cases the introduction of the Internet as a social instigator may cause a repercussion leading to a weakening of social ties.

A dispute has broken out in recent weeks between the government and the Bank of Russia, whose governor Elvira Nabiullina is against further government intervention in the economy to avoid weakening it further.

A financial crisis event or continued weakening of the market.

AGEs lead to the weakening and brittleness of collagen and elastin in the skin and other body tissues, resulting in wrinkles, sagging skin, and other signs of aging.

Americans continue to spend abroad, mostly in Europe, though to a lesser extent than in the prior year period, partly due to the weakening of the US dollar euro exchange rate, which was at parity a year ago.

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Analysts expect cheaper valuations, a weakening dollar, peaking Fed rates pricing, and lower U.S. Treasury yields to bolster EM assets this year.

As the cabinet and the LDP’s approval ratings continue to hit new lows, Kishida’s intra-party cohesion is also weakening as the lawmakers are increasingly distancing themselves from Kishida and his administration.

A weakening economy and rising unemployment will give employers greater leverage to press for more days in the office.

Because consumers are paying in dollars in rising economies that depend on imported food, such as Nigeria, Osnato claimed that weakening currencies keep prices high.

But the media has a proud tradition for discussing the Liberal Party leader’s alleged weakening appeal.

But what we did see in the quarter was a weakening in RF.

Decelerating revenue growth and weakening margins are a dangerous combination for small-cap med-techs, as they will often fall off the radar for investors and subsist on weak forward multiples.

Democratic voters are at risk from the increasing political monocultures that are weakening resistance to the GOP and Big Business demands.

Despite rising interest rates, higher bond yields and weakening consumer confidence, market participants have still seen value in the Tech sector thus far in 2023.

Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for London and other parts of Southwestern Ontario, warning of wind gusts reaching up to 80 kilometres/hour that would last until Wednesday afternoon before weakening.

Even campaigns that do present gods as foes, such as Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden, tend to have mitigating circumstances weakening the god's powers.

For critics, who include most of the country’s tech and business establishment, Supreme Court oversight helps prevent corruption and abuses of power and weakening it will remove a vital part of‘s democratic checks and balances.

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Common combinations with weakening

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "weakening" in a sentence?
An example: "He said there was ‘‘no weakening of my position, no weakening of the United States, and no weakening of the Trump administration’’ as a result of the developments that have arguably caused the greatest political crisis of Trump’s 19-month presidency." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "weakening" from authentic English texts.
What does "weakening" mean?
Weakening means: present participle and gerund of weaken
What are synonyms of "weakening"?
Common synonyms of "weakening" include: strengthening, reduction, diminution, decrease, shift, transmutation, transformation, moderating. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "weakening" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "weakening", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.