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
The investigation produced inconclusive results, and no major convictions were achieved.
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Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
YouTube footage of the game is grainy and inconclusive.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
Black smoke plumed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday night, indicating an inconclusive first vote.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
In the event of an inconclusive vote, Cardinals would return to Santa Marta for lunch at 12:30 p.m. and then back to the Apostolic Palace at 3:45 p.m. to resume voting in the Sistine Chapel at 4:30 p.m.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
YouTube footage of the game is grainy and inconclusive.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
Black smoke plumed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday night, indicating an inconclusive first vote.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
In the event of an inconclusive vote, Cardinals would return to Santa Marta for lunch at 12:30 p.m. and then back to the Apostolic Palace at 3:45 p.m. to resume voting in the Sistine Chapel at 4:30 p.m.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconclusive
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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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Ortega also explained that her age makes people assume an inaccurate sense of naiveté.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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But this is inaccurate as grid-scale storage batteries (BESS) can resolve this problem.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
27 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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State auditors later concluded in October 2017 that the district, under Woodard’s leadership, had not only improperly authorized charter schools outside its boundaries but had conducted flawed oversight and reviews of charter petitions.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Even flawed testing provides valuable information — including how tests might be better written.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
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But even putting O’Brien on notice would be an attempt to intimidate and silence a critic, which is plainly wrong.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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There’s a right way and a wrong way to do it Matt Sekerke is a managing director at SEDA Experts and senior macro advisor at Hiddenite Capital Partners.—
Matt Sekerke,
Fortune,
30 May 2025
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