as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
an unfortunate inaccuracy in the report
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Recent Examples of inaccuracy
This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Diego Schwartzman, one of South America’s preeminent male players of the past two decades, remembers warming up with a 15-year-old Fonseca ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Open final against Alcaraz in 2022, and being struck by both the cleanness of the youngster’s strike and its inaccuracy.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Participants also self-reported their diets, which leaved room for inaccuracies.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
Many also contain errors in physics or other inaccuracies when showing a missile or rocket attack.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Diego Schwartzman, one of South America’s preeminent male players of the past two decades, remembers warming up with a 15-year-old Fonseca ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Open final against Alcaraz in 2022, and being struck by both the cleanness of the youngster’s strike and its inaccuracy.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Participants also self-reported their diets, which leaved room for inaccuracies.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
Many also contain errors in physics or other inaccuracies when showing a missile or rocket attack.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccuracy
Noun
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There were almost too many mistakes to count.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Getting your taxes done early can help reduce stress, avoid last-minute mistakes, and give you more time to fix any issues, such as missing forms or incorrect personal information.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Kody Clemens scored on an error by five-time Gold Glove-winning catcher Salvador Perez in the second, and Byron Buxton added a sacrifice fly off John Schreiber in the eighth, before the Twins teed off against Royals reliever Steven Cruz in the ninth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Angels center fielder Mike Trout dropped a Kelly fly ball for a two-base error.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Milwaukee challenged the play, and the replay clearly showed Bauers stepped on first, causing another blunder for Bucknor.—
Jason Ounpraseuth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the second inning, well before his ninth-inning blunder, Burger fumbled an infield pop-up from García with two outs.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Inaccuracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccuracy. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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