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Recent Examples of imprecision
Leaders are forced to trust numerous systems, knowing imprecision grows with every additional layer or process.
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Chris Novak, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
Rough phrasing can be powered through on an ATV of anthemic feeling — thus the career of Tim Rice — but Barne and Buchan are aiming to find depth in the small, and every lyrical imprecision destabilizes the whole.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
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
Chris Novak, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
Rough phrasing can be powered through on an ATV of anthemic feeling — thus the career of Tim Rice — but Barne and Buchan are aiming to find depth in the small, and every lyrical imprecision destabilizes the whole.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
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
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That has caused some grumbling in the industry, given some missing data and inaccuracies that have been found.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
29 Dec. 2025
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The outlet noted in an Instagram post that Lukas was taking care of his father and Annie — who pointed out the story’s inaccuracy in the comments.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Imprecision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprecision. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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