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
Past outages on this scale have been caused by a wide variety of errors, including faulty updates, the accidental injection of bad code, or a change to third-party software that doesn’t play nicely with a service.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Such incidents could potentially occur due to things such as an error in calculating the takeoff weights or a faulty maneuver by the pilots, as well, Corriere della Sera noted.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Gene therapy involves fixing or replacing faulty genetic material to treat a specific disease.
—Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Then report the faulty light to local police or 311 in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Such incidents could potentially occur due to things such as an error in calculating the takeoff weights or a faulty maneuver by the pilots, as well, Corriere della Sera noted.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Gene therapy involves fixing or replacing faulty genetic material to treat a specific disease.
—Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Then report the faulty light to local police or 311 in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faulty
defective
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Progesterone promotes cell death among defective cells that could turn cancerous.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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The family contends that the hotel knew, or should have known, that the property’s water heating system was dangerous and defective, accusing management of failing to inspect and maintain the temperatures.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulty. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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