Drop and Failing

Drop

Drop noun - The quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass.

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Failing and drop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Failing" instead a noun "Drop".

Nearby Words: dropped, dropping, droplet, dropout, dropper

Failing noun - A defect in character.

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Drop and failing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drop" instead a noun "Failing".

Nearby Words: fail, failure, failed

common	common drop	common failing
specific	specific drop	specific failing
short	short drop	short failing
initial	initial drop	initial failing
Other adjectives: actual, big, ultimate, major, minor, extra, last, several, vertical.

Sonic X-Treme is a notorious example of Vaporware meets Finagle's Law: thanks to an overdose of Executive Meddling, a massive drop in employees, the director's failing health, and the failing popularity of the Sega Saturn (which the game was to be released on), X-Treme never made it out.

Source: Vaporware
Or, failing that, if she had run to the Drop Ship instead of happily skipping to it like a schoolgirl.

Source: Film / Starship Troopers
Frustrated, he decides to drop out of high school and join the Marines, whose admissions test he ends up failing.

Source: Series / City Guys

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