as in error
something that is not in agreement with other information
The job application was full of inconsistencies; even the applicant's name was spelled three different ways.
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Recent Examples of inconsistency
During the trial, Baum focused his attention on inconsistencies in DelToro’s father’s own version of events.
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Our review found inconsistencies in data on health effects, and other research suggests these products may not help smokers quit.
—Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
However, there were inconsistencies in the methods across studies.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 2 May 2025
Kevin Gallic, senior, 6-0, 235: Recruited out of the portal from New Hampshire to fix the snapping inconsistency.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Our review found inconsistencies in data on health effects, and other research suggests these products may not help smokers quit.
—Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
However, there were inconsistencies in the methods across studies.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 2 May 2025
Kevin Gallic, senior, 6-0, 235: Recruited out of the portal from New Hampshire to fix the snapping inconsistency.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for inconsistency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsistency
Noun
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Garcia, who denies gang membership, had an immigration court order protecting him from deportation, which the administration acknowledged was an administrative error.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Betts grounded into a fielder’s choice and reached via an error on a should-have-been 6-3 putout.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Now in the context of the very obvious dropping of moral guardrails around international relations, other countries will be less bound by a sense of world order, emboldened by an arms race, and will start to take risks and make mistakes.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Treating it like a cause-and-effect explanation mistakes the scoreboard for the game.—
Alexander William Salter,
National Review,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The direct sunlight can cause these materials to prematurely fade, causing a significant discrepancy between the parts of the room that are exposed to the direct sunlight and the parts that remain mostly in the shade.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 May 2025
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The reason for this discrepancy is unclear—but could point to issues with some of the assumptions presently made in stellar modeling.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Whatever tension and differences around in the lead-up, of course, the finished product was a thing of movie magic, with Julie Andrews bringing the umbrella-twirling nanny to heartwarming life.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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Their ability to put their stamp on the game almost immediately is indeed a difference.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Asking for fairness One lingering sore spot around remote work is the disparity between different state workers.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2025
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The disparity in access to mechanical thrombectomy around the world is why SVIN is a founding member of the Global Stroke Action Coalition—to demand action, build momentum, and move towards a world where everyone who could benefit from mechanical thrombectomy would have access.—
Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Inconsistency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsistency. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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