as in deficient
lacking some necessary part
an incomplete puzzle that has several pieces missing
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Recent Examples of incomplete
Fort Worth commanders placed Johnson on restricted duty for the duration of the incomplete criminal and Internal Affairs Unit administrative investigations, according to a department spokesperson.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
But Detroit’s improbable comeback remains incomplete.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Late or incomplete entries will be disqualified.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
For election offices, the ability to use only the last four digits of a Social Security number may speed routine audits and batch checks of voter rolls, reducing the number of incomplete matches that previously required additional data.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
But Detroit’s improbable comeback remains incomplete.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Late or incomplete entries will be disqualified.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
For election offices, the ability to use only the last four digits of a Social Security number may speed routine audits and batch checks of voter rolls, reducing the number of incomplete matches that previously required additional data.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomplete
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Do a Soil Test Plant experts recommend testing garden soil at least once every 3 years to make sure the soil hasn’t become nutrient-deficient or developed a pH imbalance that may interfere with plant growth.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Hamant, a California native in her senior year, was diagnosed with Stage 4 SMARCB1-deficient kidney cancer in April after suffering symptoms such as shortness of breath and a persistent cough, according to The Seattle Times.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Wallen bowing out of contention might have made that a partial fait accompli, yet Megan Moroney, Ella Langley and Zach Top — all of whom have a major look going into this month’s CMA Awards — were all considered major contenders for the best new artist category.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Below is a partial list of some of the key Grammy categories.—
Melonee Hurt,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dante’s Divine Comedy almost joined the ranks of the great unfinished poems in literary history.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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Their second feature is based on an unfinished play by Federico García Lorca and revolves around the interconnected stories of three men across three different eras.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 Jan. 2026
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The dozen or so Denisovan fossils that had been identified since 2010 using DNA were too small and fragmentary to warrant an official species name.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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The reality is that for those closest to the epicenter of any murder, healing can be fragmentary, drawn out, or downright elusive.—
Josh Mankiewicz,
NBC news,
22 Dec. 2025
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The plume is made of three things: (1) steam - a lot of it; (2) ash - fine, fragmental pieces of silicate glass, not stuff from your backyard BBQ (which is burned carbon); (3) volcanic gases like CO2, SO2, H2S and others.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
22 May 2011
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This would generate a cloud of hot gases and fragmental volcanic material, which could then move downslope gravitationally.—
Erik Klemetti,
WIRED,
12 Apr. 2011
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“Incomplete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomplete. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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