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Recent Examples of inexactitude
So much of the film turns on such evocative inexactitude, on our ability to wonder (and wander) about the image.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2021
Bruno was fed up with berating his cooks for all their mistakes and inexactitudes, not to mention the grumbling.
—Jonathan Kauffman, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2018
For people like Davis, there is clearly a freedom that comes with this inexactitude.
—Katy Steinmetz, Time, 3 Apr. 2018
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2021
Bruno was fed up with berating his cooks for all their mistakes and inexactitudes, not to mention the grumbling.
—Jonathan Kauffman, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2018
For people like Davis, there is clearly a freedom that comes with this inexactitude.
—Katy Steinmetz, Time, 3 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexactitude
Noun
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But his inaccuracy in the playoffs proved costly as Green Bay blew a 21-3 halftime lead.—
Steve Megargee,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2026
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The 23-year-old started only 15 games through his first two seasons because of injuries, inaccuracy and immaturity that led to a two-game benching in 2024.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Noun
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A certain amount of confusion and imprecision is built into the use of the term.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The evidence is considered very low certainty due to the studies’ risk of bias, inconsistency, and imprecision.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After all, among all the disciplines in the world, science is the one most devoted to creating our best approximation of truthful reality.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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That bears little resemblance to the EPA’s testing, which remains the closest approximation of real-world efficiency for EVs.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
Noun
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That means that one in every 17 miles of Idaho roads studied scored poor on the roughness index.—
Rose Evans
May 11,
Idaho Statesman,
11 May 2026
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With just the right amount of roughness, the ocean is the perfect place for littles ones to exert their boundless energy.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
Noun
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But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Inexactitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexactitude. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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