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
The Fyre Festival was widely covered in the media, and two documentaries exploring its faulty conception and disastrous execution were released in 2019.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
The beginnings of it are depicted in true disaster movie style, with ominous music and a collapsing electric pylon that causes a faulty cable to fall to the ground.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Sparked by faulty electrical transmission lines and fueled by high winds, the Camp Fire scorched over 150,000 acres and nearly wiped the town of Paradise off the map.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
In the first lawsuit, the Justice Department blamed the January 7 Eaton Fire on faulty SCE power infrastructure or sparks from that infrastructure, causing the burning of nearly 8,000 acres in Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County.
—CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
The beginnings of it are depicted in true disaster movie style, with ominous music and a collapsing electric pylon that causes a faulty cable to fall to the ground.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Sparked by faulty electrical transmission lines and fueled by high winds, the Camp Fire scorched over 150,000 acres and nearly wiped the town of Paradise off the map.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
In the first lawsuit, the Justice Department blamed the January 7 Eaton Fire on faulty SCE power infrastructure or sparks from that infrastructure, causing the burning of nearly 8,000 acres in Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County.
—CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faulty
defective
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Car accidents are statistically more common than encountering a defective medical device.—
Matt Lowe,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, there is consumer protection for defective merchandise or an improper charge.—
Mary Luquette,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulty. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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