as in inaccurate
not being in agreement with what is true
a poorly researched news article about the new virus that was filled with much erroneous information
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Recent Examples of erroneous
The erroneous alerts, which affected recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) came during a series of website outages tied to internal agency upheaval and untested system changes, according to The Washington Post.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The erroneous deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was first reported by The Atlantic.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
However, navigating this situation requires caution to ensure compliance with employment laws and to avoid making erroneous assumptions without having all the facts.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Insights gained from computer vision’s erroneous conclusions form another touchstone in writings from about 2020 onward.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The erroneous deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was first reported by The Atlantic.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
However, navigating this situation requires caution to ensure compliance with employment laws and to avoid making erroneous assumptions without having all the facts.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Insights gained from computer vision’s erroneous conclusions form another touchstone in writings from about 2020 onward.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erroneous
Adjective
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Companies with low-quality data could end up with AI outputs that are inaccurate and biased, which could send the company's strategy in the wrong direction, frustrate customers or worse.—
Rob Sanchez,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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This can complicate diagnosis and lead to inaccurate and potentially dangerous conclusions.—
Jack Hidary,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Times' then-editorial page editor, James Bennet, who had inserted the incorrect claims into the passage, wrote an apology that was posted to the opinion section's social media account.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2025
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Specifically, the extension payment date for taxpayers who log into the IRS website is incorrect.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And it’s been even harder for my daughter, Piper, who never did anything wrong.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, the new price on the OnePlus store is about 50 percent higher, putting OnePlus on the wrong side of devices like the Pixel Watch and Apple Watch.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the jitters still shook him, a false-start whistle blowing on his first 40-yard attempt at February’s NFL combine.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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As with most of his career as a conspiracist, RFK is tying together little kernels of truth into a false narrative and then framing it as just asking common-sense.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Erroneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erroneous. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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