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as in accident
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
the usual mishaps of a family vacation
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as in misfortune
bad luck or an example of this
mishap followed wherever he went
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Recent Examples of mishap
The end credits then pick up with Marty talking with the band’s new manager, Hope Faith (Kerry Godliman) — the daughter of Tap’s original manager Ian Faith (the late Tony Hendra) — about how the Stonehenge mishap could be good publicity for the band.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Our second mishap happened at Hell’s Half Mile, a Class IV rapid close to a quarter-mile long.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
With his latest weigh-in blunder, there's no telling whether Dana White, who has publicly criticized Gastelum for his egregious weigh-in mishaps in the past, will cut the longtime vet.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
That’s one of the interesting things about this marketing mishap.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Our second mishap happened at Hell’s Half Mile, a Class IV rapid close to a quarter-mile long.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
With his latest weigh-in blunder, there's no telling whether Dana White, who has publicly criticized Gastelum for his egregious weigh-in mishaps in the past, will cut the longtime vet.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
That’s one of the interesting things about this marketing mishap.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishap
Noun
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The operator of an Oklahoma animal preserve died in an accident involving a tiger, officials say.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Ada County sheriff’s deputies responded to the accident.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Sep. 2025
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Trump and Xi are visiting misfortune upon the downtrodden, expect all of their policies to be defended by vocal loyalists, and play fast and loose with economic data.—
Vincent Ni,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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The party’s misfortunes appear even greater in the context of its landslide victory in July last year, which delivered it a sizable majority in parliament.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The survivors were scattered around the world, and even over a century later, the tragedy still colors their view of their ancestral region.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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Republicans, who say school security and improving mental health services are the best way to avoid future tragedies, have firmly opposed any new gun control measures.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Mishap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishap. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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