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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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2
as in approximate
not precisely correct
the estimate is inaccurate, but will do for our purposes
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Recent Examples of inaccurate
The more important point is FERPA is about protecting the reputation of people against being damaged by information in school records that might be inaccurate or unfair.
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Unfortunately, his inaccurate messaging has had an impact.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
Everything’s groovy—until the Manson family rolls up and things get, uh… historically inaccurate.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 May 2025
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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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Unfortunately, his inaccurate messaging has had an impact.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
Everything’s groovy—until the Manson family rolls up and things get, uh… historically inaccurate.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 May 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurate
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Those have included other deportations to third countries and the erroneous deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran who had lived as a legal U.S. resident in Maryland for 14 years while working and raising a family.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Those have included other deportations to third countries and the erroneous deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran who had lived in Maryland for roughly 14 years working and raising a family.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Vietnam exported apparel worth $44 billion in 2024, with an approximate 38 percent of this to the U.S, an increase of 12.33 percent over the previous year according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
22 May 2025
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Air Traffic Control Salary The approximate median annual wage for air traffic control specialists is $127,805, according to FAA data last updated in February.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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If a project fails because the decision to go ahead with the project turns out to be incorrect (which should happen frequently), that failure should not bear on the manager responsible for the project.—
Tim Koller,
Time,
20 May 2025
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The court had to issue a letter stating the interpretation was incorrect.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Ship was heading the wrong direction The training ship arrived at New York's Pier 17 and was open to the public to visit from May 13 to 17, according to the Mexican Consulate in New York.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Baltimore deserves credit for stepping up and sending Tullis-Joyce the wrong way, particularly against a cacophonous backdrop of angry United fans behind that goal.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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But the archaeologist was hasty, careless and imprecise, officials said, and after an excavator worked through the site, its location was lost to time — until now.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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Detractors argue that there is no need to add more of the compound on top of what naturally occurs in water and that distributing it via drinking water is an imprecise and uncontrolled way of dosing residents.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurate. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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