as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
an unfortunate inaccuracy in the report
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Recent Examples of inaccuracy
Check your credit report for errors or inaccuracies (especially after debt settlement) and dispute anything that looks wrong.
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Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Small frequency inaccuracies cause vibration reliability to drop, and the result is a mixed bag of products that don't perform as expected.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
With the names of the two Kansas Cities firmly established over time, complaints about their dullness or geographical inaccuracy were largely confined to letters to the editor.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 19 Mar. 2026
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Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Small frequency inaccuracies cause vibration reliability to drop, and the result is a mixed bag of products that don't perform as expected.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
With the names of the two Kansas Cities firmly established over time, complaints about their dullness or geographical inaccuracy were largely confined to letters to the editor.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccuracy
Noun
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Kreider made no mistake hammering the puck past Hart from the low slot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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That will also be a huge difference from the Orbán regime, when there was no responsibility or consequences of any crime, any political mistake.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Mayer advanced to third on a subsequent error by Walls trying to flip the ball to second base, which scored Yoshida, and came home himself on Caleb Durbin’s RBI single, tying the game at 3-3.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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He was found dead by suicide in his jail cell that August — the result of what federal investigators concluded in 2023 was a cascade of misconduct, negligence and errors by staff at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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In a recent tactical blunder, the first lady’s farcical rollout of a teacher robot made unusually clear what this administration really thinks of children, teachers and schools.—
Randi Weingarten,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Although the mom of four appeared to spend the rest of her night faux pas-free, she's had to handle sartorial blunders before.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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“Inaccuracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccuracy. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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