Fail and Rates

Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

Rates is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Rates

Rates noun - A local tax on property (usually used in the plural).

Fail is an antonym for rates in be entitled to topic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / American Ninja Warrior A particularly devastating obstacle, the Hourglass Drop, caused competitors to fail at never-before-seen rates.
  • In The Pride Of Parahumans, Vesta was intended as a peaceful anarchy after independence, but things broke down as the life support infrastructure began to fail and homicide rates skyrocketed until the Protectors' Guilds restored order.
  • Hilariously, there are multiple studies saying that anti-drug propaganda, both fictional works and real anti-drug programs, like DARE, not only fail to decrease the rate of drug and alcohol use among the participants, but in some places the rates actually increase.
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