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Recent Examples of defective The first trial in one of the largest U.S. mass torts ever kicks off Monday with 3M defending itself against claims that its Combat Arms earplugs were knowingly defective, harming the hearing of tens of thousands of soldiers. Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune, 28 Mar. 2021 The hope is that this approach will provide new olfactory receptor neurons for people whose own have been permanently damaged or defective since birth. Emma Young, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2015 Overheated or defective batteries can catch fire or even explode, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2023 Those factories could provide the recyclers with a great deal of defective or excess battery material, particularly in their early years. Kellen Browning, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for defective 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defective
Adjective
  • Data protection laws, which exist in the European Union and, somewhat ironically, China, are an imperfect but necessary starting point.
    Johanna Costigan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Because private schools can draw students from different districts, comparing their racial composition to a single district’s public schools is imperfect.
    Sergio Hernandez, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • For better or worse, the author brand has become as integral to literary success as the writing itself.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
  • In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Consumer Staples sector including PG, CL, and KMB, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The lawsuit argued that Marrero and district officials used flawed data and inadequate research in making their decision to close schools.
    Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Structural balance frameworks aim to stabilize budgets over the economic cycle but often fail due to their flawed design.
    Vance Ginn, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Absent voter fatigue or faulty logic, Jokic will win his fourth MVP award.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Dealers will inspect and replace the faulty batteries free of charge.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • There is a broken down vehicle on US-69 from 135th Street to Blue Valley Parkway.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2025
  • More than 250 were injured and taken to nine Baltimore hospitals, suffering abrasions, head injuries and broken bones.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Defective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defective. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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