Flaw and Shift

Flaw

Flaw noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.

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Shift and flaw are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a noun "Flaw".

Nearby Words: flawed, flawless, flawlessly

Shift noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

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Flaw and shift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flaw" instead a noun "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

notable	notable flaw	notable shift
similar	similar flaw	similar shift
critical	critical flaw	critical shift
single	single flaw	single shift
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, massive, large, big, huge, slight, subtle, main, social, deliberate, noticeable, important, key, new, major, minor, significant, odd, next, fundamental, biggest.

The 50th Anniversary Blu-Ray featured a restoration which corrected the syncing, but also has a flaw in which the screen briefly turns black during the red-to-blue color shift of the overture.

Source: Digital Destruction
On the other hand, savvy players who need to conduct a Paradigm Shift can use launch periods to circumvent this flaw.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy XIII

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