as in defective
having a fault
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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Recent Examples of faulty
This is a physicality that entails arriving at your physical home, physically bringing and using tools, and physically repairing your faulty home plumbing.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Ford recently issued a recall because of a software bug affecting rearview camera displays, as faulty reverse cams could potentially lead to a crash.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Following the exam, two test takers and the California Bar sued the company that administered the faulty exam, Meazure Learning.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
That suggested that many faulty applications were slipping through.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Ford recently issued a recall because of a software bug affecting rearview camera displays, as faulty reverse cams could potentially lead to a crash.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Following the exam, two test takers and the California Bar sued the company that administered the faulty exam, Meazure Learning.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
That suggested that many faulty applications were slipping through.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faulty
defective
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That leads estate planners to recommend to some clients an intentionally defective grantor trust (IDGT).—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The parts planning team, which uses a separate system with different data, mistakenly orders a big batch of the now defective parts before getting the update.—
Sean O'Neill,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulty. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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