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Recent Examples of defectively
The jury found that the formula was defectively designed, that Abbott failed to adequately warn about the dangers and risks of the formula and that Abbott was negligent.
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Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Lawyers for Garg’s family argued that the Boeing plane involved in the crash was defectively designed and alleged the company did not warn passengers about the safety concerns, according to Reuters.
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
13 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit alleged that the 737 MAX plane was defectively designed and that Boeing failed to warn passengers and the public about its dangers.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
13 Nov. 2025
In the suit, the plaintiffs claimed HHI defectively designed and manufactured the switchboard in such a manner that wiring connections were not secure, could not be verified as secure, and could lose connection during normal operation.
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Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Lawyers for Garg’s family argued that the Boeing plane involved in the crash was defectively designed and alleged the company did not warn passengers about the safety concerns, according to Reuters.
—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
13 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit alleged that the 737 MAX plane was defectively designed and that Boeing failed to warn passengers and the public about its dangers.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 Nov. 2025
In the suit, the plaintiffs claimed HHI defectively designed and manufactured the switchboard in such a manner that wiring connections were not secure, could not be verified as secure, and could lose connection during normal operation.
—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defectively
Adverb
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Because the memory was now imperfectly stored, it would also be imperfectly retrieved.
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It’s especially imperfectly timed for millennials entering their peak household spending years and beginning to form their own families (or at least try to).
Adverb
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As medetomidine spreads across the country, jails that are still inadequately prepared to treat opioid withdrawal alone could face an onslaught of severe cases.
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India’s waste management system relies heavily on informal collectors who remain inadequately compensated, leading to the creation of parallel streams in the waste economy.
Adverb
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Corporate information warfare remains insufficiently explored.
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This is another entry that seems hastily done, insufficiently explained.
Adverb
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Corzo, who lived a number of years in Los Angeles, said his apartment is on the east side of Caracas, so it was not hit as badly by the earthquake as other parts of the city.
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At least eight hospitals, the headquarters of the Venezuelan Red Cross, and the French embassy were among buildings reported to have been badly damaged.
Adverb
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The original video of that game had been damaged and lost for some time, but then, after many years, it was retrieved and painstakingly restored—incompletely, but just enough to get the gist, as with the Dead Sea Scrolls or the Gnostic gospels.
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Both were seeing incompletely, and neither had built the habit of asking what the other was actually understanding.
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“Defectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defectively. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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