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
Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was sent before the United Nations with an elaborate prop arsenal of faulty intelligence, photos, charts, and power point presentations, all ostensibly proving that Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction.
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Gene Collier, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
But faulty wheel bearings cause just 5% of all derailments.
—Michael F. Gorman, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Initially, during the media session — which was repeatedly interrupted by a faulty microphone — hosted at Aston’s hospitality unit in the Melbourne paddock, Newey sought positives.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Clellan noted in her recommendation that the petition was overly vague, and that it was based on the faulty assumption that regulated trapping is significantly impacting furbearer populations.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
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Gene Collier, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
But faulty wheel bearings cause just 5% of all derailments.
—Michael F. Gorman, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Initially, during the media session — which was repeatedly interrupted by a faulty microphone — hosted at Aston’s hospitality unit in the Melbourne paddock, Newey sought positives.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Clellan noted in her recommendation that the petition was overly vague, and that it was based on the faulty assumption that regulated trapping is significantly impacting furbearer populations.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faulty
defective
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Weakening contingency representation will lead to unchecked wrongdoing, unsafe workplaces, defective products, and discrimination without accountability.—
Ben Crump,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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There was also a Malick Thiaw blunder from which Beto should have scored — the ball may have gone out of play — that typified Newcastle’s generally defective defending.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulty. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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