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
In addition to suing McKay, Campbell also filed a complaint against Western Canada Lottery Corporation and the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries, claiming that the situation resulted in bad advice and faulty protocols from both companies.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 June 2025
Thanks to faulty artificial intelligence, deepfakes and plain bad actors, children encounter a lot on the Internet that isn’t true.
—Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
Post-storm indirect deaths, which are nearly as high as direct deaths and affect the elderly more than other groups, stem from car accidents, lack of medical access, recovery accidents, cardiac arrest, heat fatalities and carbon monoxide poisoning from faulty generator use.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2025
In his October interview, Trump expressed the belief that Russia and China have drawn close mainly as a result of faulty U.S. policies, especially those of President Joe Biden.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 June 2025
Thanks to faulty artificial intelligence, deepfakes and plain bad actors, children encounter a lot on the Internet that isn’t true.
—Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
Post-storm indirect deaths, which are nearly as high as direct deaths and affect the elderly more than other groups, stem from car accidents, lack of medical access, recovery accidents, cardiac arrest, heat fatalities and carbon monoxide poisoning from faulty generator use.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2025
In his October interview, Trump expressed the belief that Russia and China have drawn close mainly as a result of faulty U.S. policies, especially those of President Joe Biden.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faulty
defective
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That leads estate planners to recommend to some clients an intentionally defective grantor trust (IDGT).—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The parts planning team, which uses a separate system with different data, mistakenly orders a big batch of the now defective parts before getting the update.—
Sean O'Neill,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulty. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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