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
The city even wants to use bricks instead of asphalt to retain the area's image.
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Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Assaulted by the two tests, most of the home’s single-stack, gravity-supporting bricks, along with the front and back windows, caved in and blew out.
—Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
The rules classify such waste broadly to include soil, sand, gravel, bricks, masonry, concrete, metal, wood, plastic, ceramic, and similar materials while excluding waste covered under other sector-specific rules.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
In that context, infrastructure upgrades are less about bricks and mortar—and more about removing bottlenecks in healthcare delivery.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
Different people dug up the clay, shaped and fired it into bricks, carted them to the site, and mortared them in place.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Fillers like newspapers, empty water bottles, and bricks are budget-friendly alternatives to using soil.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
There are milestones that are represented on those bricks.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
There was physical violence as well — whippings, beatings, even bricks thrown.
—Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Assaulted by the two tests, most of the home’s single-stack, gravity-supporting bricks, along with the front and back windows, caved in and blew out.
—Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
The rules classify such waste broadly to include soil, sand, gravel, bricks, masonry, concrete, metal, wood, plastic, ceramic, and similar materials while excluding waste covered under other sector-specific rules.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
In that context, infrastructure upgrades are less about bricks and mortar—and more about removing bottlenecks in healthcare delivery.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
Different people dug up the clay, shaped and fired it into bricks, carted them to the site, and mortared them in place.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Fillers like newspapers, empty water bottles, and bricks are budget-friendly alternatives to using soil.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
There are milestones that are represented on those bricks.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
There was physical violence as well — whippings, beatings, even bricks thrown.
—Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bricks
Noun
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In the report, the auditor general points out multiple concerning examples of mistakes in those summaries that could have a direct and negative impact on a patient’s subsequent care.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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Sandwiched between those mistakes was a diving grab on a sinking line drive by Gorman in the sixth.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Its document generation tools guide founders through complex legal processes step by step, reducing errors and ensuring completeness.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Two incidents in January involved reversing errors, including backing into a wooden utility pole and hitting a curb while parking.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The Royals made two critical such blunders in a 7-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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Delinquent financing, lawsuits, project delays, construction blunders and defects, evidence that some workers were forced to live in an East Bay warehouse, allegations of slave labor, and a death haunted the property while Z&L owned it.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
19 May 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 22 May. 2026.
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