Collocations for flaw - noun

big, main, major, serious
basic, critical, fatal, fundamental
inherent
minor, small
obvious
design
security
character

contain, have
Unfortunately, this plate has a small flaw in it.

look for
discover, find, identify, see, spot
It took me a long time to find the flaw in her logic.
Engineers have identified serious design flaws in the proposed nuclear waste dump.

expose, highlight, point out, point to, reveal
The markets have exposed the fatal flaw in the government's economic policy.

correct, fix

appear, become apparent
Flaws have appeared in the new version of the software.

flaw in
one of the major flaws in his character