as in inaccurate
not being in agreement with what is true
a poorly researched news article about the new virus that was filled with much erroneous information
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Recent Examples of erroneous
Those have included other deportations to third countries and the erroneous deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran who had lived as a legal U.S. resident in Maryland for 14 years while working and raising a family.
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Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Those have included other deportations to third countries and the erroneous deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran who had lived in Maryland for roughly 14 years working and raising a family.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Without it, models risk producing erroneous outputs.
—Lucian Boldea, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The Trump administration has acknowledged that a person was deported from the United States on the back of erroneous information.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Those have included other deportations to third countries and the erroneous deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran who had lived in Maryland for roughly 14 years working and raising a family.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Without it, models risk producing erroneous outputs.
—Lucian Boldea, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The Trump administration has acknowledged that a person was deported from the United States on the back of erroneous information.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erroneous
Adjective
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Ortega also explained that her age makes people assume an inaccurate sense of naiveté.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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But this is inaccurate as grid-scale storage batteries (BESS) can resolve this problem.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The senators are incorrect three times, and surely more.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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But here’s the twist: both might technically be incorrect.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Don’t hire a sales person the conventional way Traditional sales hiring focuses on the wrong signals.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But even putting O’Brien on notice would be an attempt to intimidate and silence a critic, which is plainly wrong.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Their accountant filed two false corporate tax returns, claiming one of the couple’s firms earned no money in 2015 and 2016.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The decision to deploy Dembele as a false nine for a 3-1 home win over Lyon in mid-December proved the spark for a stupendous run of goal-scoring form in which the France international racked up 27 goals in only 22 appearances.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Erroneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erroneous. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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