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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
he claimed that the TV ratings were inaccurate because they didn't take into account all those viewers in health clubs
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2
as in approximate
not precisely correct
the estimate is inaccurate, but will do for our purposes
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Recent Examples of inaccurate
Trump's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy Jr., has an extensive history of making inaccurate and misleading statements on vaccines and infectious diseases.
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Will Stone, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
This is historically inaccurate, as history scholars have long debunked race as reducible to biological markers, such as skin tone.
—Raven Maragh-Lloyd, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
As a budget year, legislators will have to reckon with maintaining Medicaid services amid an inaccurate projection by $984 million for its Medicaid expenditure forecast in April 2023.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Many may not recognize it as such due to the name of the program and the often inaccurate image that the name evokes.
—James Seddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Will Stone, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
This is historically inaccurate, as history scholars have long debunked race as reducible to biological markers, such as skin tone.
—Raven Maragh-Lloyd, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
As a budget year, legislators will have to reckon with maintaining Medicaid services amid an inaccurate projection by $984 million for its Medicaid expenditure forecast in April 2023.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Many may not recognize it as such due to the name of the program and the often inaccurate image that the name evokes.
—James Seddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurate
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The lack of clear details in recent warnings, along with several erroneous alerts, have led some residents to take the messages less seriously.—
Holly Yan,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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There is also a question whether the IRS has authority to assert penalties on refund claims of employment taxes as the statute that normally allows the IRS to assert penalties on erroneous claims for refund only applies to income taxes.—
Tom Cullinan,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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For example, a weather app may need approximate location data, but a flashlight app does not.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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On this particular afternoon, though, dozens of sharks formed a tight group at an approximate depth of 25 feet.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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For example, malfunctioning sensors, unreliable asset location or gaps in data collection can produce incorrect conclusions about asset movement, leading to questionable insights.—
Fabio Belloni,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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In that case, Fox made a modest admission that incorrect claims had been made, but Dominion Voting Systems was able to reveal the size of the settlement — the more telling concession.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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Kohn said he was relieved to finally have a doctor who could tell him what was wrong.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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The outlet reports that Puente would even continue to write letters to her tenants’ family members for months following their deaths in order to cover her tracks and lead the families to believe nothing was wrong.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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But what if the data-feeding AI is imprecise because it is based on studies that are not representative of diverse populations?—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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In Early January Sale Other days, his turnovers are problematic — his passing has been imprecise this season.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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