as in imperfect
having a fault
promptly took the defective microwave oven back to the store for a replacement
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Recent Examples of defective
The finding suggests that other people with defective T-cell responses may also be susceptible to cancer caused directly by beta-HPV.
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
That means the cells don’t need to be packed into separate modules to isolate them and try to prevent thermal runaway if they are damaged or defective.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The hack only works on a charger that’s had a small physical modification or is defective.
—PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
The defective design and construction of the switchboard led to the power outage causing the crash, the lawsuit read.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
That means the cells don’t need to be packed into separate modules to isolate them and try to prevent thermal runaway if they are damaged or defective.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The hack only works on a charger that’s had a small physical modification or is defective.
—PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
The defective design and construction of the switchboard led to the power outage causing the crash, the lawsuit read.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defective
Adjective
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Even if imperfect, establishing foundational controls now will help teams adapt quickly as the landscape shifts.—
Josh Lemos,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Rico Lewis and Matheus Nunes are imperfect sticking plasters on a problem that requires a permanent fix.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But that’s actually a bad thing for a couple reasons.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But worse than the poverty was the verbal and physical abuse from his father.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Without curiosity about how AI reaches its results, employees may blindly accept answers that are flawed.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Troublingly, Cal Fire’s flawed models systematically underestimate logging emissions and overestimate regrowth, conveniently ignoring how climate change hamstrings regrowth and fuels wildfires that release yet more emissions.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The episodes usually involve finding the cracks in the book, assessing what doesn’t hold up or what’s based on faulty reasoning or where ideas go wrong.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Fyre Festival was widely covered in the media, and two documentaries exploring its faulty conception and disastrous execution were released in 2019.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Diseased or damaged branches can be removed anytime.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Know how to avoid injury from debris, contaminated water, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, and damaged buildings and infrastructure.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In my experience, redeeming a broken industry requires regaining consumer trust by delivering empathy, transparency, and a process that works for clients, especially in a space that has historically worked against the interests of consumers.—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Across the eastern Baltic states (an area pertaining to modern-day Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), there are even more examples of broken tools in Stone Age burials.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Defective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defective. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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