as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
fixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer
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1
as in to fumble
to make a mistake
even though the prosecution had blundered several times in presenting its case, it ultimately prevailed
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as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
blundered his way through an acceptance speech
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Recent Examples of blunder
Jonathan Vanian,julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
The Spurs fared well in the closing minute, aside from Fox’s blunder, but the attrition from the Knicks offense spreading them out did them in well before then.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
Padres fielders blundered in three of his outings.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Noun
For Meta, the problem started with what some industry experts called, in hindsight at least, a strategic blunder.
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Jonathan Vanian,julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
The Spurs fared well in the closing minute, aside from Fox’s blunder, but the attrition from the Knicks offense spreading them out did them in well before then.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Verb
Rubio is the president’s top adviser on both national security and diplomacy at a moment when the United States has blundered into an unpopular war that appears to be a strategic catastrophe.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
Padres fielders blundered in three of his outings.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blunder
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That ended his day after five innings of one-run ball, with just one mistake — a slider that Manny Machado clobbered for a solo homer — against him.
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Will this turn into a tragic mistake Daemon soon regrets?
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But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.
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Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer.
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However, Portugal stumbled in its opening match, managing only a 1–1 draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.
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Michael Conforto, Alex Bregman and Ian Happ had RBI hits in the sixth, when the Cubs’ runs were unearned thanks to a pair of errors.
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Instead of perfection, Rainey strove to disarm her audience, at times intentionally tripping or starting off with a joke to humanize herself and lighten the mood, McNulty said.
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Early on in the clip, Jake Johnson’s former tennis star Dusty Boyd trips over the net and injures his wrist in a bad way.
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Amid the mutiny in the House, Johnson canceled unrelated votes, struggling to get enough support to move the legislation.
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The Pirates posted a six-run fifth inning against struggling starter Aaron Nola (3-5).
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“Blunder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blunder. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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