as in imperfect
having a fault
promptly took the defective microwave oven back to the store for a replacement
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Recent Examples of defective
Spinraza works on the defective gene to produce more of the missing protein.
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Ciara McCarthy 15,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
Under state law, Attorney General James Uthmeier would be required to amend the ballot summary if it is found to be defective.
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Gray Rohrer,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
Some users also report defective machinery or damage in shipping.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Under state law, Attorney General James Uthmeier would be required to amend the ballot summary if it is found to be defective.
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Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for defective
Ciara McCarthy 15,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
Under state law, Attorney General James Uthmeier would be required to amend the ballot summary if it is found to be defective.
—
Gray Rohrer,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
Some users also report defective machinery or damage in shipping.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Under state law, Attorney General James Uthmeier would be required to amend the ballot summary if it is found to be defective.
—
Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for defective
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defective
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Our relationship was complicated, deep, imperfect—and profoundly formative.
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The technology is asking you to be a competent conversation partner with a highly intelligent but imperfect entity.
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In two randomized trials conducted by Stanford economist Nick Bloom, for example, workers reported improved mental health, not worse.
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Heavy rain was bad enough, but lightning in the area is, obviously, nothing to be trifled with.
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The cause was not a cyberattack but a flawed software update, and that is precisely the point.
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But this Administration is not interested in making a flawed system work better.
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Astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams will replace a faulty wrist joint on the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm.
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Still, with clever coding even faulty qubits can be optimized to create a high-performance system.
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Cells called osteoclasts remove old or damaged bone, while osteoblasts build new bone in its place.
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For the best results, use its gummies to help stall the process from within; apply its serum daily to repair damaged follicles; and schedule professional sessions for its Xvie XO Concentrate, a peptide- and exosome-rich treatment designed to reactivate dormant follicles.
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Dramatic footage from Beijing posted on social media showed debris falling from the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, as well as a tail section of the plane and a broken window of a taxicab on the ground.
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Photos showed what appeared to be a hole or broken glass on one side of the building.
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“Defective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defective. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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