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Recent Examples of defective Despite knowing the product was defective and replicating customers’ explosions in tests, Sunbeam and its parent company, Newell, told the Consumer Product Safety Commission that the product didn’t need to be recalled and that user error was causing the issue. Sponsored Content, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025 If either the hypothalamus or pituitary gland is damaged or defective, estrogen and testosterone levels will drop. James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025 The toddlers were treated using gene therapy, through which patients are given a harmless virus containing healthy versions of a defective gene in order to remedy the problem. David Prosser, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Put side by side with the Chrome extension, MacKeeper’s Safari extension looks defective. PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for defective
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defective
Adjective
  • But in reality, leadership is learned—and lived—at the dinner table; in the car ride to practice; during the messy, imperfect, real moments of daily life.
    Leisse Wilcox, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Nadal and the third member of the Big Three, Novak Djokovic, arrived on tour with mediocre serves and imperfect physiques.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • However, despite more medical visits, many face challenges in getting consistent care and treatment, leading to worse flare-ups and long-term issues.13 Genetics isn't the only reason for these differences.
    Health, Health, 11 May 2025
  • Too often over the last few years, the Red Sox have struggled to dispatch bad teams.
    Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • This approach is flawed and increasingly dangerous for people and the economy.
    Nina Seega, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Petition gathering is flawed, to be sure, but many mistakes are out of carelessness, not fraud, and laws already exist to punish willful violators.
    Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • This sort of faulty marketing is precisely why the waters are currently so muddied.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • High Energy Bills Home energy bills can be affected by a wide variety of issues around the home, like low-efficiency appliances, poor insulation, aging heating and cooling systems, or faulty windows.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to his hands, Smith has an extensive injury history, including a broken fibula, a torn meniscus, a fractured wrist and a high-ankle sprain.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
  • Conservatives quickly lambasted Bondi for broken promises.
    David Catanese, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025

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“Defective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defective. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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