as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the shirt was marked down because of a minor imperfection
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Recent Examples of imperfection
Here on Earth, the boom would warp or buckle because of gravity or wind, but in space, the causes are slight differences in temperature or radiation pressure, or even slight imperfections in the sail itself, putting different forces on the boom all along its length.
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Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Right now, that sense of imperfection and authenticity is sorely missing from AI in cinema.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
An abstract design and bright base color draw the eye away from potential imperfections.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 29 May 2026
During the work, which occurred mostly in March and April, two employees drove through the city to identify other potholes or road imperfections not mentioned before work began.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
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Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Right now, that sense of imperfection and authenticity is sorely missing from AI in cinema.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
An abstract design and bright base color draw the eye away from potential imperfections.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 29 May 2026
During the work, which occurred mostly in March and April, two employees drove through the city to identify other potholes or road imperfections not mentioned before work began.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperfection
Noun
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Bangladesh’s ThreadBridge is applying AI directly to factory floors through smart glasses that detect fabric defects in real time, helping manufacturers reduce waste before garments reach the cutting stage.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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These defects propagate through the device layers, degrading electron mobility, increasing leakage current, and shortening device reliability lifetimes.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Deputies said that the girl was seen with several marks and scars that were consistent with those claims.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Deputies went to the woman’s house in the 700 block of Northwest 81st Street Saturday morning for a welfare check and found the girl with scars and marks on her body, according to the arrest report of her mother, 27-year-old Naseline Timouche.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The sides may be mottled with brown blotches.—
Ken Perrotte,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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Their bodies vary in color from light to dark gray, have rows of black or charcoal blotches running along them and have a reddish-brown stripe running down the middle of their backs.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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“Imperfection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperfection. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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