as in imperfect
capable of making mistakes or being wrong
She was a perfectionist who failed to realize that humans are inherently fallible.
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Recent Examples of fallible
The last three weeks have shown vulnerabilities that make the Bills fallible, from questions about coach Sean McDermott’s clock management decisions in a loss to the Rams to concerns about their defense after Goff’s big game.
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Andrew Greif, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
But several challenges can arise in maintaining accurate records:
• Subjectivity: Human memory can be fallible, and recollections of events may vary.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Human ideas may partake of eternal truths, but they are applied by fallible individuals within a particular time and a particular place.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 30 Dec. 2024
But within its thriller-like trappings is also a complicated meditation on how such a demand rests on the shoulders of men and women who are human, and therefore fallible.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Greif, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
But several challenges can arise in maintaining accurate records:
• Subjectivity: Human memory can be fallible, and recollections of events may vary.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Human ideas may partake of eternal truths, but they are applied by fallible individuals within a particular time and a particular place.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 30 Dec. 2024
But within its thriller-like trappings is also a complicated meditation on how such a demand rests on the shoulders of men and women who are human, and therefore fallible.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallible
Adjective
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This mode uses software smarts to determine the edges of subjects and apply an oftentimes imperfect blur—particularly around hair and eyeglasses—but Xiaomi's concept circumvents this problem thanks to its large sensor.—
Simon Hill,
WIRED,
3 Mar. 2025
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The researchers didn’t look directly at human activity to determine its influence on animals, using development and urban density as an imperfect proxy instead.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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At the time, the majority of council members followed the lead of Councilmember Raul Campillo, who represents Del Cerro and said the church’s application was legally flawed.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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In April last year, a Bucharest court said a trial could start and ultimately decided not to start it, claiming the indictment was flawed.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a statement to Digital Trends, LG said the LED TVs, which weigh up to 101.2 pounds with stands, aren't defective on their own.—
Scharon Harding,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 2023
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Jurors in Gwinnett County, northeast of Atlanta, returned the verdict in the years-long civil case involving what the plaintiffs’ lawyers called dangerously defective roofs on Ford pickup trucks, lawyer James Butler Jr. said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Aug. 2022
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“Fallible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallible. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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