as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
an unfortunate inaccuracy in the report
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Recent Examples of inaccuracy
This can lead to biased or incorrect outputs, as these tools might unintentionally introduce inaccuracies or even errors in critical business processes, raising data integrity concerns across departments.
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Maria Williams, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The vast majority of all inaccuracies are due to errors or lack of up-to-date information submitted by providers, the company added.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
Businesses often fear that transferring financial data to a new system could lead to inaccuracies, lost records or compliance issues.
—Loran Armstrong, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Maria Williams, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The vast majority of all inaccuracies are due to errors or lack of up-to-date information submitted by providers, the company added.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
Businesses often fear that transferring financial data to a new system could lead to inaccuracies, lost records or compliance issues.
—Loran Armstrong, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccuracy
Noun
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Maybe teams won’t make the mistake the Avalanche did and move Rantanen too soon.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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On one hand, speed always enables Chinese players to adapt faster and, if necessary, correct mistakes faster.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Only one major-league third baseman, the San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado, has more errors than Muncy’s eight through his first 49 games of the season.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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The poll of 1,136 Democrats carries a margin of error of plus or minus 2.89 percentage points.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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Viewers speculated whether this was a blunder, power play or something else.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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Many of the nation’s biggest military blunders occurred because there wasn’t enough diversity in the armed forces.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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“Inaccuracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccuracy. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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