Fail and Ties

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Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Ties is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Definitions of Fail not found.

Fail is an antonym for ties in topics: equal, connect.

Cohen in the episode "The Family Ties" of The O.C.. Ryan and he are trying to quietly enter the Cohen house - and fail at the car.

Source: So Much for Stealth
Both of their attempts fail, and after the second one Petralka threatens to cut off all diplomatic ties if the Japanese government attempted to kill him again, or hindered his work at introducing otaku culture to them.

Source: An Offer You Can't Refuse
This is actually a good thing as it prevents information overload and frees up thinking power and memory capacity, but it does cause us to fail spot checks on a myriad of subtle cues, and ties into Confirmation Bias.

Source: Failed a Spot Check

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