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
There were reports for a decade that his defection was imminent and even an erroneous report by a major outlet that a defection had happened.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Children’s Health Defense is an organization founded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been criticized for his mixed and erroneous messaging about the ongoing measles outbreak, the largest in six years.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Errors like erroneous delinquency reports to credit bureaus or unexplained changes in monthly payment amounts could proliferate during the transition.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Benefits are stopped in the short term which can cause financial hardship until fixed and benefits restored, and the process to prove an erroneous death will always seem too long and challenging.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erroneous
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Companies with low-quality data could end up with AI outputs that are inaccurate and biased, which could send the company's strategy in the wrong direction, frustrate customers or worse.—
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TikTok has called the claims inaccurate and is appealing some of the rulings that have allowed the addiction suits to advance.—
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Although some posters online have suggested the streetlamp are emitting ultraviolet or black light, that's incorrect, Davis said.—
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When that happens, inferring eligibility based on the tax unit claiming the child would be incorrect.—
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His interrogator conceded that the police must have gotten the wrong guy and released him within weeks.—
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Five justices said the lawsuit was brought in the wrong venue.—
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In the case against Allied Van Lines Moving and Storage, the larger Allied Van Lines Inc. accused the defendant of trademark infringement, false descriptions, federal trademark dilution, cybersquatting, injury to its business reputation and dilution, and misappropriation and unfair competition.—
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Nothing progressive or compassionate about continuing that false hope which attracts people to make those journeys.—
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“Erroneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erroneous. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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