as in defective
having a fault
a flawed paint job that resulted in some peeling almost as soon as the paint had dried
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced
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Recent Examples of flawed
Haley Busch, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Rules intended for social media The Wikipedia operator argued in court that the government's criteria are logically flawed.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Prior to Kennedy’s confirmation, many of the same organizations that are now touting the food industry’s efforts to remove synthetic dyes were arguing that requests to ban these ingredients were scientifically flawed.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2025
But their presence, even flawed, is better than their absence.
—Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Because of a deeply flawed state law passed just months ago: Senate Bill 180.
—Haley Busch, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Rules intended for social media The Wikipedia operator argued in court that the government's criteria are logically flawed.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Prior to Kennedy’s confirmation, many of the same organizations that are now touting the food industry’s efforts to remove synthetic dyes were arguing that requests to ban these ingredients were scientifically flawed.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2025
But their presence, even flawed, is better than their absence.
—Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flawed
Adjective
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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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Plus, this change can’t come soon enough, with a population of aging Baby Boomers and higher life expectancies adding even more pressure to an imperfect system.—
Don Murray,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Such recent works are, in other words, memoirs of ambivalence, in which imperfect narrators don’t overcome impairment but learn to coexist with it, however uneasily.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
18 Aug. 2025
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The decision was not marred by procedural unfairness.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Lennon's notoriously troubled upbringing was marred by paternal abandonment, frequent moves, and the sudden death of those closest to him, including his estranged mother Julia.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Drinking rates fell across every demographic and young people were most likely to believe drinking is bad for your health.—
Martin K.N Siele,
semafor.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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For the first time, a majority of Americans – 53% – said that moderate drinking, defined as one or two drinks per day, is bad for your health.—
Jeffrey Kopp,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Mayor Adams is planning to travel to the Dominican Republic early next week to mourn the tragic Santo Domingo nightclub roof collapse that killed 221 people and left over 150 injured.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Everyone onboard the Cessna 310 aircraft were killed in the fiery crash in Boca Raton, while a fourth person on the ground — who was driving at the time — was left injured, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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In a few cases, Social Security numbers were also compromised.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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His vengeance included turning Michigan State in for NCAA violations, leading to probation that crippled the program until the late 1970s.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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As the city litigated and revised the environmental impact report, two devastating storms in December 2023 and February 2024 — the same series that crippled San Diego’s Ocean Beach Pier — substantially damaged the wharf.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flawed. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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