as in deficient
lacking some necessary part
an incomplete puzzle that has several pieces missing
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Recent Examples of incomplete
While challenges certainly exist, that narrative is incomplete and harmful to the future of the sector.
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Dr. Milpha Blamo, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Without patient advocacy and public health-minded leadership, introduction of new technology is slow and incomplete.
—Jeffrey D. Klausner, STAT, 17 June 2026
There is a difference between proving something in court — which could raise public awareness — and assessing such attacks in the context of a wider threat and often classified and incomplete intelligence.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
These beliefs may be based on bad, outdated, or incomplete information, but our brains cling to them because abandoning them would disrupt the normal flow of information.
—Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 16 June 2026
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Dr. Milpha Blamo, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Without patient advocacy and public health-minded leadership, introduction of new technology is slow and incomplete.
—Jeffrey D. Klausner, STAT, 17 June 2026
There is a difference between proving something in court — which could raise public awareness — and assessing such attacks in the context of a wider threat and often classified and incomplete intelligence.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
These beliefs may be based on bad, outdated, or incomplete information, but our brains cling to them because abandoning them would disrupt the normal flow of information.
—Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomplete
Adjective
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In addition to the UC San Diego report, a study at UC Berkeley recently found that at least 20% of first-semester calculus students who took a diagnostic exam between fall 2021 and fall 2023 were deficient.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Sometimes avocado trees can become deficient in certain types of minerals.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Marshall, a Boston-area native who now lives in Queens, allegedly repeatedly failed to pay her workers or gave them only partial payments.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The aftermath of the heist sparked multiple partial closures, delayed openings, and staff strikes this past December and January, with staff saying they are overworked and understaffed and that the museum needed greater investment in its infrastructure.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Several unfinished paintings leaned against the walls, and a large canvas was propped up on an easel.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Clean and refresh every room, pack away clutter and unfinished projects, and change the sheets so the bedroom feels like a check-in.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Most of these ancient homes have long since returned to the soil, leaving archaeologists to piece together their stories from fragmentary evidence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Yet the novel, while uniquely contemporary, joins a larger canon of fragmentary novels that resonate in our digital age of dwindling attention spans.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The plume is made of three things: (1) steam - a lot of it; (2) ash - fine, fragmental pieces of silicate glass, not stuff from your backyard BBQ (which is burned carbon); (3) volcanic gases like CO2, SO2, H2S and others.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
22 May 2011
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This would generate a cloud of hot gases and fragmental volcanic material, which could then move downslope gravitationally.—
Erik Klemetti,
WIRED,
12 Apr. 2011
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“Incomplete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomplete. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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