as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
fixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer
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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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2
as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
blundered his way through an acceptance speech
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as in fumbling
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 stumbling
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
blundered his way through an acceptance speech
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Recent Examples of blunder
Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The use of the Signal messaging app, and the blunder of adding a journalist to a chat group packed with senior officials discussing sensitive information, raises serious questions about the security of government communications at the highest level.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Grace Dean, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Did the practitioners of the Pax sometimes blunder?
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Rick's tragic blunder, one blender and a $5M payout '1923' lovers Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer on finale reunion, Dutton birth, death When does the final season 'The Handmaid’s Tale' start?
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The use of the Signal messaging app, and the blunder of adding a journalist to a chat group packed with senior officials discussing sensitive information, raises serious questions about the security of government communications at the highest level.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Particularly the government's blundering attempts to deal with these new visitors.
—Grace Dean, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Did the practitioners of the Pax sometimes blunder?
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blunder
Noun
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Justice Department lawyers contend FBI agents acted in good faith despite the mistake and shouldn't be second-guessed by the courts.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Maybe everything that follows is a cascade of mistakes stemming from this decision.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Graham Pauley singled and advanced to third when a fielder’s choice turned into a throwing error on Bohm.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Kyren Paris reached on an error by Matt Chapman at third, with Chapman cutting in front of Adames with the ball bounding into the outfield to bring Neto home with the second run.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Blunder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blunder. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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