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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
he claimed that the TV ratings were inaccurate because they didn't take into account all those viewers in health clubs
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as in approximate
not precisely correct
the estimate is inaccurate, but will do for our purposes
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Recent Examples of inaccurate
Trump's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy Jr., has an extensive history of making inaccurate and misleading statements on vaccines and infectious diseases.
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Will Stone, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
This is historically inaccurate, as history scholars have long debunked race as reducible to biological markers, such as skin tone.
—Raven Maragh-Lloyd, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
As a budget year, legislators will have to reckon with maintaining Medicaid services amid an inaccurate projection by $984 million for its Medicaid expenditure forecast in April 2023.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Many may not recognize it as such due to the name of the program and the often inaccurate image that the name evokes.
—James Seddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Will Stone, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
This is historically inaccurate, as history scholars have long debunked race as reducible to biological markers, such as skin tone.
—Raven Maragh-Lloyd, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
As a budget year, legislators will have to reckon with maintaining Medicaid services amid an inaccurate projection by $984 million for its Medicaid expenditure forecast in April 2023.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Many may not recognize it as such due to the name of the program and the often inaccurate image that the name evokes.
—James Seddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccurate
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Fame-first culture is particularly rampant among younger generations who have bought into the idea that fame signals value—an erroneous inference that a person who is well-known for something must have achieved something.—
Matt Reynolds,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The erroneous emergency alert caused a stir in all parts of Los Angeles.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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The map above shows approximate locations of homicides reported in 2025 in the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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And that happens to be the approximate amount in a glass of milk.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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According to a recent Prosper Insights & Analytics survey, 30% of workers are concerned with AI hallucinations, which is when AI generates incorrect information as a result of poor training or inaccurate assumptions.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Approximately 780,000 incorrect charges totaling over 2 billion forints ($5.43 million) in one night.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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The swindles also involved fake investments, phony sweepstakes, and tech support scams in which a person was contacted and told there was something wrong with their computer, which could be corrected for a fee.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
18 Jan. 2025
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Kohn said he was relieved to finally have a doctor who could tell him what was wrong.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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But what if the data-feeding AI is imprecise because it is based on studies that are not representative of diverse populations?—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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In Early January Sale Other days, his turnovers are problematic — his passing has been imprecise this season.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurate. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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