as in defective
having a fault
a flawed paint job that resulted in some peeling almost as soon as the paint had dried
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced
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Recent Examples of flawed
Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
This shows that the DSG are fundamentally flawed.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Liyam Chitayat, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
Past attempts at crop substitution failed due to bureaucratic hurdles, missing funds, and flawed agricultural projects.
—Bram Ebus, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The research is limited, the authors note, because the way ICE gathers and reports data is flawed.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
This shows that the DSG are fundamentally flawed.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Although flawed in many ways, the BWC has helped prevent the spread of biological weapons.
—Liyam Chitayat, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
Past attempts at crop substitution failed due to bureaucratic hurdles, missing funds, and flawed agricultural projects.
—Bram Ebus, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flawed
Adjective
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Despite the large number of vehicles recalled, the report stated that just 1% of the items are estimated to actually be defective.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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The recall number for the faulty seat belts is 283 and the number for the defective charging port door is 282.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Merchandise purchased with your card may receive purchase protection, which protects eligible items for 90 days from the date of purchase if it is stolen or damaged.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Hamilton was diagnosed in 2024 with a brain tumor on the left side of her brain, which has also damaged the optic nerve in her left eye.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nepal gave itself an imperfect constitution—but also a Parliament equipped with the means to perfect it.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Traditional backups are imperfect.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The track session on Saturday was marred with red and yellow flags due to the number of incidents, and the intermittent raindrops at the end that put many drivers at risk.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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The 2024 season in particular was marred by injuries to some of the offense’s top players in the first two weeks of the season.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But what if cold plunges are actually bad for women?—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
22 Sep. 2025
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The alternative — nothing — would certainly be worse.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Authorities have not released information about victim conditions or the total number of people injured in the attack.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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At least three people have been killed and dozens of others were injured.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
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For example, if the servers used to host firmware updates are compromised, attackers can replace the original images with malicious ones.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Albon's race was compromised after qualifying 19th on a chaotic Saturday.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While the greenback has depreciated against other major currencies this year, with the dollar index tumbling over 10%, those currencies have also weakened in value relative to gold, Dalio said, noting that gold has become the second largest reserve currency globally.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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Key News Asian equities were mixed/lower overnight as Hong Kong, Mainland China, and the Philippines stood out as relative bright spots while the US dollar weakened versus the Asia Dollar Index.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flawed. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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