as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
an unfortunate inaccuracy in the report
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Recent Examples of inaccuracy
The team appeared to be searching for fraud based on inaccuracies and misunderstandings, according Tiffany Flick, the former acting chief of staff to the acting commissioner.
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
This story has been updated to resolve an inaccuracy.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Some past efforts by states to purge noncitizens from voting rolls, however, have ensnared eligible U.S. citizens due to data inaccuracies.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
The affidavit drew attention to various outlets who caught on to the inaccuracies present in Jane Doe’s story as proof that there wasn’t a real case against JAY-Z.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inaccuracy
Lindsay Whitehurst, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
This story has been updated to resolve an inaccuracy.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Some past efforts by states to purge noncitizens from voting rolls, however, have ensnared eligible U.S. citizens due to data inaccuracies.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
The affidavit drew attention to various outlets who caught on to the inaccuracies present in Jane Doe’s story as proof that there wasn’t a real case against JAY-Z.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccuracy
Noun
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This makes people more forgiving when leaders make mistakes.—
Tendayi Viki,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Piastri, who made a mistake that cost him the win at the Australian GP last week, capitalized on clean air in Shanghai to steadily build his advantage as the race evolved into a strategic battle between one and two-stop strategies.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The lawsuit claims medical errors happened during the procedure, which led to the bowel perforation.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
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All the results were just outside margins of error.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The blunder occurred while Trump, 78, was speaking with reporters at Joint Base Andrews military facility in Maryland after giving a speech at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 14.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The longer-term question is how much more patience and grace Trump’s base will grant Bondi, who already bears scars as the central figure in arguably the administration’s earliest blunder.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Inaccuracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccuracy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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