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 a match with multiple scrambles, challenge bricks and referee reviews, Gonzales’ takedown was the difference in the 4-2 decision.
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Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Whereas my house up on Mesa Portales is a real and solid construction, every adobe brick mixed and made by me.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Following his conviction, Kimble and a handful of others walked outside the brick building to be loaded on a bus bound for Menard Correctional Center.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
In an inscription outside of the current building, writer Tom Corcoran claims Buffett once escaped the apartment upstairs from the bar after a lovers’ quarrel and that patrons often stood on bricks to stay out of runoff from the overflowing bathrooms while gambling on games of pool.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
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Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Whereas my house up on Mesa Portales is a real and solid construction, every adobe brick mixed and made by me.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Following his conviction, Kimble and a handful of others walked outside the brick building to be loaded on a bus bound for Menard Correctional Center.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
In an inscription outside of the current building, writer Tom Corcoran claims Buffett once escaped the apartment upstairs from the bar after a lovers’ quarrel and that patrons often stood on bricks to stay out of runoff from the overflowing bathrooms while gambling on games of pool.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick
Noun
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Wahlin said that there’s a difference between making a mistake and making a hard-working mistake.—
Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Mikaela Shiffrin improved from 12th following a costly mistake in the opening run to finish fifth and protect her lead in the overall standings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Republicans have a tiny majority in the House, but a larger margin for error in the Senate, except for the filibuster.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Simply put, if a human operator senses something is going wrong, the robot should react before the error escalates.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Also Sunday, Deniz Undav scored for the fifth Bundesliga game in a row as a goalkeeping blunder handed Stuttgart a 1-0 win over Leipzig to strengthen its push to qualify for the Champions League.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Problems with the city’s rollout of the trash and Balboa Park parking programs didn’t help, and further built on City Hall’s history of operational snafus and policy blunders.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Brick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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