as in erroneous
not showing that something is certainly true
The results of the test proved inconclusive. an inconclusive argument
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Recent Examples of inconclusive
Elections last September produced a largely inconclusive result, and for three months the ‘ruling’ centre-right OVP party and a host of smaller parties - Social Democrats and liberal Neos party (and the Greens) - struggled to agree on a coalition programme.
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Brown and other city officials attempted a rat birth control pilot project several years ago but abandoned it after inconclusive results.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Research on whether grapes or the resveratrol in grapes can help with weight loss is mixed and inconclusive.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2025
While just how many buildings have burned remains inconclusive, estimates indicate that at least 15,000 structures succumbed to the flames of the initial Palisades and Eaton fires.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 26 Jan. 2025
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Brown and other city officials attempted a rat birth control pilot project several years ago but abandoned it after inconclusive results.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Research on whether grapes or the resveratrol in grapes can help with weight loss is mixed and inconclusive.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2025
While just how many buildings have burned remains inconclusive, estimates indicate that at least 15,000 structures succumbed to the flames of the initial Palisades and Eaton fires.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconclusive
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Smartmatic was frequently mentioned when Trump’s lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell appeared as guests on Fox News and Fox Business Network programs in late 2020 and spread Trump’s erroneous charges that voting machines were rigged to throw the election to Joe Biden.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Hampered by this erroneous guidance, health authorities and the American public began to believe that women were physically incapable of producing enough breastmilk.—
Made by History,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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The impact could be inaccurate diagnoses, which could cost lives and break down trust in the healthcare system.—
Christian Espinosa,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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How to lose weight Health experts stress that tactics to lose large amounts of weight quickly are either inaccurate or unsustainable.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Many patients walk away with incorrect prescriptions.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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If a player guesses incorrect groups of words four times, the game ends, and they are defeated.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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No matter how sophisticated the technology is, if the input is flawed, the insight will be too.—
Eric Mosley,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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But that same process is highly flawed and produces some troubled players.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Some would argue that picking a celebrity is the wrong way forward.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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In the 20th century, however, things started to go wrong.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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“Inconclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconclusive. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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