as in inaccurate
not being in agreement with what is true
a poorly researched news article about the new virus that was filled with much erroneous information
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Recent Examples of erroneous
His erroneous pinch against Montreal on Saturday gave Phillip Danault a breakaway.
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Murat Ates, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Nine People Charged With Looting During Los Angeles Fires
By Ryan Smith
Senior Pop Culture & Entertainment Reporter
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Joe Rogan was recently called out by a podcast guest who accused the comedian of repeating erroneous information surrounding the Los Angeles wildfires.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
That means that even erroneous reports of a £65 parking fine isn't likely to dent Lime's use.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
And despite a recent erroneous report in the British press, the Oscars will be following suit.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Murat Ates, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Nine People Charged With Looting During Los Angeles Fires
By Ryan Smith
Senior Pop Culture & Entertainment Reporter
9
Joe Rogan was recently called out by a podcast guest who accused the comedian of repeating erroneous information surrounding the Los Angeles wildfires.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
That means that even erroneous reports of a £65 parking fine isn't likely to dent Lime's use.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
And despite a recent erroneous report in the British press, the Oscars will be following suit.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erroneous
Adjective
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Maybe the most contentious issue ever to divide these two camps is whether or not to replace notoriously inaccurate human home plate umpires with less fallible machines.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
21 Feb. 2025
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MRIs are generally considered safe for pregnant people but are not recommended, as the fetus may lead the results to be inaccurate.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Fixes an issue where certain text hints in combat were incorrect when using a Friend's Support character Trailblazer.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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But a New York Times analysis of the $55 billion in savings claimed by DOGE found that the math is marred with accounting errors, incorrect assumptions, outdated data and other mistakes.—
Talmon Joseph Smith,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This reveals Wrexham have still been creating more than the opposition, suggesting there wasn’t a lot wrong and that an upturn in individual form, as happened at Mansfield with the back three, will bring the necessary results to stay in the promotion hunt.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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According to the Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted between February 12 and 18, 53 percent of Americans believed the economy was on the wrong track, up from 43 percent in the organizations' January 24 to 26 poll.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Post misconstrues video of Trump at Gabbard's swearing-in ceremony The Threads post appeared to draw a false conclusion from Salcedo's remarks about not seeing Gabbard being sworn in during the Feb. 12 edition of his program.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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These swift reactions represent a false binary between 1980s-style mantras focused on growth regardless of the consequences and a forward-looking approach that integrates social and environmental considerations to enhance performance, particularly over the long term.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Erroneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erroneous. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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