as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
he dropped a brick that had his friends helpless with laughter
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Recent Examples of brick
In-person activations have been central to both campaigns, with Sylvester having recently smashed a BMW with a 500-pound brick in NYC as an homage to Nike Soccer’s campaign for Euro 2004.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
The sky is threatening rain on an early Wednesday evening, but that hasn’t stopped a line of people from wrapping around a tall brick building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Designed by architectural firm Gensler, the 22,000-seat red-brick stadium will feature a natural grass pitch, 50 luxury suites and a canopied roof, among other amenities.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The oven is a metal chamber encased in a brick structure.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
The sky is threatening rain on an early Wednesday evening, but that hasn’t stopped a line of people from wrapping around a tall brick building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Designed by architectural firm Gensler, the 22,000-seat red-brick stadium will feature a natural grass pitch, 50 luxury suites and a canopied roof, among other amenities.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The oven is a metal chamber encased in a brick structure.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick
Noun
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Both Velez and Farbstein gave me the 411 on what traveler mistakes can back up the security line.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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The third mistake is using wine that is not cold enough.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The Knights fell behind 3-0 after Canyon’s Mia Saenz hit a two-run home run and added another run on an error.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Instead, Adames committed an inexcusable baserunning error by forgetting how many outs there were in the seventh inning, allowing Ohtani to complete seven scoreless innings as the Giants’ three-game winning streak was snapped.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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For the game, for the third straight game, the Lakers made bunches of mistakes that became bunches of baskets, this time 17 blunders that became 30 Oklahoma City points.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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In a recent tactical blunder, the first lady’s farcical rollout of a teacher robot made unusually clear what this administration really thinks of children, teachers and schools.—
Randi Weingarten,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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“Brick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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