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as in blunders
a wrong judgment
they made a mistake when they thought the young pitcher was ready to be called up to the major leagues
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as in errors
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
made a mistake on the exam that almost cost her a passing grade
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as in misunderstands
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like
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as in underestimates
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily
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as in confuses
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
she mistook physical attraction for love
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Recent Examples of mistakes
Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Remote diagnostics are a lifeline for IT managers, but simply collecting data on system behavior over time can guide future purchasing decisions and help IT buyers and decision-makers avoid past equipment-acquisition mistakes.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
When asked about the defective cameras in the jail and the lack of a clear timeline explaining how Epstein was able to take his own life, Blanche acknowledged mistakes.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Being incredibly prescriptive about child-rearing in that way can arguably be harmful because children are their own people, and part of growing up is making mistakes.
—CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
Plan Around Your Kids’ Stamina Overscheduling is one of the most common family travel mistakes.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Find the groups without making four mistakes.
—Mark Cooper, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But, the big man seemed to tire as the game went on and mistakes followed.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
The game has been played at A&M's tempo, causing the Gaels to make careless mistakes.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
But for every moment of genuine accountability journalism that reminds the public what the press is capable of, there seems to follow another viral post, another sympathetic profile of a terrorist’s grieving relatives, another story that mistakes activism for reporting.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
But that mistakes the symptom for the cause.
—Paul Polman, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
The hero, fully ignorant of women’s bodies and the basics of human reproduction, mistakes her period stain for a wound.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Homebuyers should know which mistakes to protect themselves from to improve their chances of borrowing success this March.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
In the end, Gail mistakes Paul for a burglar and sends a mob of angry neighbors after him.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
No one mistakes him for a devout Christian or a person of faith or morality.
—Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
For someone who mistakes dependency as weakness, relying on someone can signal a loss of autonomy.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
Mental mistakes have led to losses, such as SKC’s most recent 4-1 defeat to the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Remote diagnostics are a lifeline for IT managers, but simply collecting data on system behavior over time can guide future purchasing decisions and help IT buyers and decision-makers avoid past equipment-acquisition mistakes.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
When asked about the defective cameras in the jail and the lack of a clear timeline explaining how Epstein was able to take his own life, Blanche acknowledged mistakes.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Being incredibly prescriptive about child-rearing in that way can arguably be harmful because children are their own people, and part of growing up is making mistakes.
—CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
Plan Around Your Kids’ Stamina Overscheduling is one of the most common family travel mistakes.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Find the groups without making four mistakes.
—Mark Cooper, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But, the big man seemed to tire as the game went on and mistakes followed.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
The game has been played at A&M's tempo, causing the Gaels to make careless mistakes.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
The market focuses on the median dot and often mistakes it for a plan, even though they are derived from 19 separate forecasts and not curated into a policy forecast by the committee.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
But for every moment of genuine accountability journalism that reminds the public what the press is capable of, there seems to follow another viral post, another sympathetic profile of a terrorist’s grieving relatives, another story that mistakes activism for reporting.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
But that mistakes the symptom for the cause.
—Paul Polman, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
The hero, fully ignorant of women’s bodies and the basics of human reproduction, mistakes her period stain for a wound.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Homebuyers should know which mistakes to protect themselves from to improve their chances of borrowing success this March.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
In the end, Gail mistakes Paul for a burglar and sends a mob of angry neighbors after him.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
No one mistakes him for a devout Christian or a person of faith or morality.
—Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
For someone who mistakes dependency as weakness, relying on someone can signal a loss of autonomy.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistakes
Noun
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Over the years across Illinois, there has been a litany of agency miscues, blunders and downright neglect, including several in Lake County.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The sufferings caused by a statesman’s blunders are larger than the benefits produced by his accomplishments.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The two teams combined for 49 runs and 11 errors in two games.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Corona del Mar’s four-run third inning was helped by two Newport Harbor errors and Zenz’ two-run single up the middle.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Offshore planning that relies primarily on obscurity misunderstands how transparent global finance has become.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Requiring them to operate as ordinary MPIA applicants misunderstands their role and undermines their purpose.—
Vaughn Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Telling the story this way elides, smooths over, and underestimates the role of circumstance and dumb luck.—
Charles Yu,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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The problem is that this comparison often oversimplifies what Social Security actually is and underestimates how much risk and leverage already exist in today’s financial markets.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy Go somewhere that confuses your algorithm.—
Kevin Sintumuang,
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
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An actress in 1962 Cuban, as its missiles crisis rages, confuses her role in a film and real life.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ullrich stresses the role of tactical mistakes and misjudgments, not least by the far left, which shortsightedly refused to compromise its beliefs and join with more moderate groups to oppose democratic backsliding.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, said forecasts of an imminent slowdown have been repeatedly wrong, and the economics profession should start grappling with its track record of misjudgments.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Since her ordeal Terranova is involved as a volunteer with the American Heart Association and never misses a chance to tell her story in hopes that even one person can be helped.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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But Panagiotou argues that this framing misses a deeper layer of strategic importance.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Home designer Allisa Jacobs wrote in a blog post that AI routinely misjudges the proportions and sizes of rooms and furniture, suggesting pieces that wouldn’t realistically fit in the space.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the Fed just kind of misjudges what's going on and pushes too hard on interest rates and pushes the economy in.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Mistakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistakes. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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