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
Like the partisan preconceptions surrounding Benioff and his New York Times interview, the faulty assumptions about Salesforce’s future performance are missing the bigger picture.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Issuing a faulty boarding pass and leaving you stranded in Toronto is a clear breach of that obligation.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Dati also insisted that security at the museum was not faulty.
—Jamie Gray, NBC news, 22 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
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Issuing a faulty boarding pass and leaving you stranded in Toronto is a clear breach of that obligation.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Dati also insisted that security at the museum was not faulty.
—Jamie Gray, NBC news, 22 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
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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 7 Nov. 2025.
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