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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
he claimed that the TV ratings were inaccurate because they didn't take into account all those viewers in health clubs
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as in approximate
not precisely correct
the estimate is inaccurate, but will do for our purposes
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Recent Examples of inaccurate
Biopics entertain their own special relationship to the truth, but how often is one railed as inaccurate to the point of blatant dishonesty?
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Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Blue Origin confirmed New Glenn’s upper stage missed its aim and released its payload, a cellular broadband communications satellite for AST SpaceMobile, into an inaccurate orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway.
—AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Mano Amiga, a San Marcos advocacy group, said Esteban was driving his father’s car when he was stopped by police in response to an inaccurate report of a missing 15-year-old girl in a red truck.
—Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Blue Origin confirmed New Glenn’s upper stage missed its aim and released its payload, a cellular broadband communications satellite for AST SpaceMobile, into an inaccurate orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway.
—AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Mano Amiga, a San Marcos advocacy group, said Esteban was driving his father’s car when he was stopped by police in response to an inaccurate report of a missing 15-year-old girl in a red truck.
—Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurate
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This act interferes greatly with local departments of planning and development for erroneous climate protocols enacted by Ronald Regan.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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In banking, an erroneous decision affects a transaction.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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The engine throttle angles shown in the animation are approximate and based on electronic signals.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The approximate expected maximum payout to individuals — or their survivors — who can show they were harmed by Purdue opioids that were prescribed to them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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The part where there's a problem is the FIFA president spreading incorrect information about ticket prices while standing to benefit a great deal from higher costs.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Low-quality over-the-counter (OTC) products, incorrect dose, or decreased absorption can be a few reasons.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
6 May 2026
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Wallace and her collaborators scrambled to get into the water; the whale was swimming in the wrong direction, toward some docks.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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What most people get wrong is conflating the theme of the exhibition with the dress code for the evening.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
2 May 2026
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The large-scale, deterministic behavior of physical systems naturally becomes imprecise and unpredictable, dissolving the divide between the classical and quantum realms.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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However, previous research on this topic has often been limited by variable study designs, mixed results, inconsistent and imprecise methods to measure salinity, and small sample sizes.—
Rajiv Chowdhury,
The Conversation,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurate. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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