imprecision

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Recent Examples of imprecision Then the doe took off, and the gravity of his imprecision sank in. Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025 Any claim for Swift’s genius should reckon with her lapses into imprecision and pompousness. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprecision
inaccuracy
Noun
  • The state treasurer and the fund’s chief investment officer said in 2014 that the resulting report contained multiple inaccuracies and unsupported allegations.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • According to Bower’s account, Halligan did not identify any factual inaccuracy in the report.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Imprecision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprecision. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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