as in deficient
lacking some necessary part
an incomplete puzzle that has several pieces missing
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Recent Examples of incomplete
Bock’s memoir, in contrast, is about showing readers his own experience, with an emphasis on its difficulty and his incomplete ability to rise to the occasion.
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Of course, the Grammy winner also wore a friendship bracelet, because any celebration of The Eras Tour would be incomplete without at least one.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
These road conditions may leave the delivery of your mail incomplete.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
For many travelers, an Arizona vacation might feel incomplete without stops in Sedona and the Grand Canyon.
U.S. News & World Report seems to agree: Both popular destinations were included in its 2025 Best Vacations rankings.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Of course, the Grammy winner also wore a friendship bracelet, because any celebration of The Eras Tour would be incomplete without at least one.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
These road conditions may leave the delivery of your mail incomplete.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
For many travelers, an Arizona vacation might feel incomplete without stops in Sedona and the Grand Canyon.
U.S. News & World Report seems to agree: Both popular destinations were included in its 2025 Best Vacations rankings.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomplete
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Iron deficiency can definitely cause symptoms—but many of them are so common that they could easily be attributed to other things like not drinking enough water, being deficient in Vitamin B12, or hormonal fluctuations.Christina Pérez, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
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As professional practice and compelling television, the tactic is equally deficient.Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Musk and President-elect Donald Trump led the conservative rebellion against the initial plan to avert a partial shutdown, a bipartisan deal that came from negotiations between the top two Democrats and Republicans in both congressional chambers.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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The partial shutdown could cause nationwide disruption to federal agencies and employees.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
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As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Murkowski will be at the center of spending talks that will dominate Trump’s first few months in office as Republicans are expected to punt work on the unfinished fiscal 2025 bills into next year.Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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The idea of leaving it unfinished would have hurt him terribly.Diana Pearl, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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This frenetic form of diplomacy is notable not only for its lack of progress so far and for its piecemeal and fragmentary nature but also for its considerable scale and scope.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Where the previous constellation of images had tended toward the fragmentary, these emphasized a serial, more comprehensive approach.Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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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, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2011
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“Incomplete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomplete. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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