inconsistencies

plural of inconsistency

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inconsistencies Later on in the interview, Jones was asked if the inconsistencies on defense might be due to his selection of Parker as defensive coordinator, despite Parker not holding that position before. — Digital Producer, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 Immigration attorneys say minor inconsistencies in applications are increasingly triggering fraud findings, the denial of benefits and deportation proceedings. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky has called the consultant’s work an unfinished draft containing errors, inconsistencies, outdated information and data-validation problems. — Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The entertainment industry has been in turmoil recently, thanks to a string of inconsistencies. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Viewers pointed to the inconsistencies on Rodrigo and Roan’s fingers as possible proof of generative-AI usage in the video. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 Detectives later identified inconsistencies in Gurinder Gill’s statements about his wife’s disappearance. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 When data lives in siloed systems with no shared definitions, AI cannot magically eliminate inconsistencies, and employees can’t leverage it. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Phoenix declined to address what appeared to be inconsistencies in the labeling of some of its public reports. — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsistencies
Noun
  • But officials there said that the list appeared to be filled with errors and that setting the ballots aside could effectively disenfranchise legal voters.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The proposal would also establish that technical errors or inadvertent mistakes in the process cannot be a basis to stop the project.
    — Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The company cautioned that Claude can make mistakes in its responses and advised users to check important figures with their banks.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Now, her friends are said to be nervous that Lopez will never learn from her mistakes.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Doing so enhances the slight color differences in these rocks, allowing researchers to pick out the different minerals.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There are, of course, obvious differences between soldiers and agents, for whom a readiness to kill on behalf of the state is generally understood to be a more distant prospect.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Inconsistencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsistencies. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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