as in mistakes
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 bricks
Demonstrators grabbed bricks from the ground to throw at police, as tear gas was deployed in Geneva's streets, witnesses told Reuters.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Build a Wall Building a small retaining wall–type barrier with bricks, stones, or breeze blocks can be a good and aesthetically pleasing option, but make sure to build up on only two sides of the AC unit.
—Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
One of his most popular designs features the Knicks logo framed by bricks and the shadow of the Manhattan skyline, a tribute to the city that raised him.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Demonstrators wearing masks tore bricks from the walls outside homes and smashed sidewalks with sledgehammers to toss at riot police.
—CBS News, 11 June 2026
Likewise, Wong’s bricks are beyond compare in the attention lavished on each individual building block.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Two suspects are being sought in a horrific homicide in which police allege a mother of four was beaten with bricks and stomped to death during a robbery in North Philadelphia.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 June 2026
What if instead of being demolished, they could be carefully deconstructed, so that the bricks could be reused in future construction projects?
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 June 2026
Others threw bricks and a metal pole.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Build a Wall Building a small retaining wall–type barrier with bricks, stones, or breeze blocks can be a good and aesthetically pleasing option, but make sure to build up on only two sides of the AC unit.
—Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
One of his most popular designs features the Knicks logo framed by bricks and the shadow of the Manhattan skyline, a tribute to the city that raised him.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Demonstrators wearing masks tore bricks from the walls outside homes and smashed sidewalks with sledgehammers to toss at riot police.
—CBS News, 11 June 2026
Likewise, Wong’s bricks are beyond compare in the attention lavished on each individual building block.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Two suspects are being sought in a horrific homicide in which police allege a mother of four was beaten with bricks and stomped to death during a robbery in North Philadelphia.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 June 2026
What if instead of being demolished, they could be carefully deconstructed, so that the bricks could be reused in future construction projects?
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 June 2026
Others threw bricks and a metal pole.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bricks
Noun
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The issue is not that AI makes mistakes—human decision-making is also imperfect—but that models operate at a scale and speed that rapidly amplifies those errors faster than they can be discovered and addressed.—
Troy Holaday,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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But Boutros has acknowledged mistakes made in the case involving the Broadview protesters.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The danger of hallucinations means health officials must tread with caution, given the outsized impact that errors could have in the response to a public emergency.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
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The model writes the code, runs the tests, reads the errors, fixes the code, runs the tests again, and reports back when something is shipped.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Once again, Towns, who hadn’t gotten into foul trouble in what felt like a basketball eternity, pulled off a series of blunders, picking up two fouls in the game’s opening 62 seconds.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Read on to see the beauty blunders, silly styling and overall head-to-toe outfits that these stars regret.—
Tanisha Bhat,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Modern brick kilns are designed to minimize or eliminate clinkers.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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But there are no outright clinkers in the bunch, either.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Bricks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bricks. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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