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Recent Examples of boo-boo That’s why the pushback by politicians against Homeland Security’s big, beautiful boo-boo has been quick — and hilarious. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 When Cody trips and falls in the grass, his friends band together to comfort him and get him a bandage for his boo-boo. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 9 May 2025 Junior Colson made a large rookie boo-boo, hitting a sliding Maye late. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2024 In his first start in two weeks, Marc-Andre Fleury survived a first-shift boo-boo and made 28 saves to improve to 4-0-1. Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 The Sun newspaper reports that Robinson made the boo-boo Friday morning during the BBC’s flagship current affairs radio show The Today Programme. Caroline Frost, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024 And because blue cats were purposely introduced in Virginia decades ago to boost recreational fishing opportunities, nobody wants to talk about how that was ultimately a boo-boo. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 16 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boo-boo
Noun
  • This helps kids develop a growth mindset—where mistakes are part of learning, not something to fear.
    Lia Miller, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The scene where groundskeeper Walter (Marcus Henderson) runs aimlessly across the lawn borders on the ridiculous, but, without getting into spoilers, the only other mistake Peele makes is the film's antagonist.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His biggest accident was no blunder in the mountains, but becoming a billionaire.
    Maya Silver, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Some began adding more blunders to the list when the Blue Jays dropped two games at the Rogers Centre to begin the ALCS — when Schneider offered up more pitching changes for fans to debate.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There aren’t any obvious errors that can be laid at Darlow’s door over the past four matches.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Boo-boo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boo-boo. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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