as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
an unfortunate inaccuracy in the report
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Recent Examples of inaccuracy
That runs the risk of inconsistencies and inaccuracies popping up as accounting information is handed off between components.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Instead, Freedman, decrying unspecified inaccuracies, suggested that because Disney and Marvel are advertisers with THR and its parent company, Penske Media Corporation, that this publication is doing the bidding of Reynolds.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Black Hawk Down is based on journalist Mark Bowden's book of the same name, though the film has been met with criticism for historical inaccuracies and its depictions of Somalis.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Despite some inevitable inaccuracies and omissions, the memoir remains the best portrait of Mahler in print—an act of complex, intense devotion.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccuracy
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Expert instructors will teach you how to get started, practical uses, tips for effective prompt-writing, and mistakes to avoid.—
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Then, of course, there are the mistakes and regrets of someone doing this job for the first time.—
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Gibney explores her long career, her occasional errors and her innovative work in diagnosing and understanding multiple personality disorder.—
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Yet, as Attanasio continues to clamp down on spending, his team’s margin for error keeps shrinking.—
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Still, many in Kenya condemned the talks as a political blunder by President William Ruto, and called on him to reverse course.—
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The verdict came after a blunder by Miami-Dade state prosecutors, who felt the need to apologize to jurors for not identifying a purse on the couch next to where Knighton was sitting in Blount’s apartment when she was shot.—
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“Inaccuracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccuracy. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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