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 utility expanded on that response in a filing with the PSC on Thursday that said the commission’s staff report contains inaccuracies.
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Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025
But inaccuracies threatened to discredit the emerging field of meteorology and could leave fishermen frustratingly grounded during calm weather.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2025
Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
The jury is still out on Richardson, but his inaccuracy is one of his biggest shortcomings in the NFL.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025
But inaccuracies threatened to discredit the emerging field of meteorology and could leave fishermen frustratingly grounded during calm weather.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2025
Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
The jury is still out on Richardson, but his inaccuracy is one of his biggest shortcomings in the NFL.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccuracy
Noun
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There have been expensive product mistakes and lots of trial and error with brushes, clips, hair dryers….—
Liz Krieger,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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Case in point, over one-third of a side’s chance creation from a one-off mistake by their opponent, isn’t a formula for lasting success.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Graham Pauley singled and advanced to third when a fielder’s choice turned into a throwing error on Bohm.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Kyren Paris reached on an error by Matt Chapman at third, with Chapman cutting in front of Adames with the ball bounding into the outfield to bring Neto home with the second run.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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But the team with the biggest quarterback blunder from 2018 was the Arizona Cardinals, who made the decision to trade up to the No. 10 pick to take Josh Rosen.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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This week’s White House Report Card could have been a bad one, considering court rulings against President Donald Trump, staffing blunders, and a lack of movement on his tariff war that is starting to scare his supporters.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Inaccuracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccuracy. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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