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
Researchers demonstrated that the purified aluminum can return to the production cycle or be converted into durable ceramic tiles and bricks.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Tilbury Docks is a post-industrial wasteland of car parks, motorways and an old brick terminal whose walls are coated thick with the memory of emigration.
—David Greig
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
The house, wood-frame with a low brick façade in front, bracketed the back-yard pool, with upstairs bedrooms at both ends.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Teens will work together to design, build and bring their ideas to life using hundreds of Lego bricks.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Tilbury Docks is a post-industrial wasteland of car parks, motorways and an old brick terminal whose walls are coated thick with the memory of emigration.
—David Greig
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
The house, wood-frame with a low brick façade in front, bracketed the back-yard pool, with upstairs bedrooms at both ends.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Teens will work together to design, build and bring their ideas to life using hundreds of Lego bricks.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick
Noun
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But Trump has seemed to suggest that the drone incident may have been a mistake.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Consumer Behavior Supports Continued Innovation One of leaders’ biggest mistakes during volatile periods is assuming all consumer behavior changes negatively.—
Talbott Roche,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An aircraft flying without GPS can accumulate miles of error in just hours.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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FanDuel acknowledged the error in the way the game score was displayed and pinned it on a third-party provider.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Shrader missed badly from 60 yards but Tillman’s infraction gave the Colts another untimed down and Shrader nailed the do-over to give Indy its first 2-0 start since 2009 and send the Broncos home with big regrets over their blunder.—
Arnie Stapleton,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pittsburgh Steelers kick returner Kaleb Johnson suffered an unfortunate blunder during the team’s game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Brick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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