: having a defect or imperfection
a flawed diamond
a flawed plan
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a flawed paint job that resulted in some peeling almost as soon as the paint had dried
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The characters can be flawed, and cars can crash, McDermott says, but NASCAR wanted race scenes to look authentic and was adamant that the series not depict anyone driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Their flawed hearts thereby become far more dangerous.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Defense attorneys for the teens are calling this latest report biased, incomplete and flawed.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Driven by blunt ideology rather than the reality of balancing harms, Font and Putnam-Hornstein advance a flawed and damaging premise that child safety requires normalizing and regularizing family separation.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Their flawed hearts thereby become far more dangerous.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Defense attorneys for the teens are calling this latest report biased, incomplete and flawed.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Driven by blunt ideology rather than the reality of balancing harms, Font and Putnam-Hornstein advance a flawed and damaging premise that child safety requires normalizing and regularizing family separation.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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