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verb

past tense of flaw

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flawed
Adjective
But the May 29 list laying out the jurisdictions that are supposedly subject to the penalty was so flawed that it was taken off the Homeland Security website within days. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 However, the researchers designed the experiment so that AI would give some participants flawed suggestions. Wolfgang Messner, The Conversation, 2 June 2025 Zsa-zsa could be any flawed great man of our time, or our own mirror image. Armond White, National Review, 30 May 2025 Yet, the show itself — while greatly enjoyable in moments — was flawed in its construction, where the two artists mixed and matched their music in one jumbo-sized set. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for flawed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flawed
Adjective
  • That leads estate planners to recommend to some clients an intentionally defective grantor trust (IDGT).
    Bob Carlson, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • This approval—for Tesla’s imperfect $99-a-month technology and other AV systems—could come as early as next year.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • Interest has risen in wild, imperfect lawn alternatives, including tapestry lawns, made up of low-growing and colorful plants that require little or no mowing (up 16%), and no-mow meadows of native grasses (up 12%).
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • The decision was not marred by procedural unfairness.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • That cartilage injury was worse than expected, and Jiménez could miss all or most of this season rehabbing.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 5 June 2025
  • The Canadian fire situation Canada is having another bad wildfire season, and more than 27,000 people in three provinces have been forced to evacuate.
    Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In a few cases, Social Security numbers were also compromised.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 10 Jun. 2025.

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