clangers

noun

plural of clanger, British
as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy a newsreader who memorably dropped a clanger when she referred to Robert Burns as an English poet

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Recent Examples of clangers Pope dropped clangers earlier in the season and weak concessions against Manchester City and Qarabag preceded Everton. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clangers
  1. mistakes
  2. errors
  3. blunders
Noun
  • Efficiency expands access while increasing the number of settings in which consequential mistakes, surveillance and labor displacement can occur.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Sellers can edit any mistakes before an auction begins, and those corrections are used to further improve future AI models.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of mistakes
Noun
  • By using a mathematical technique to reduce the precision of some data, the researchers brought that figure down to 51 watts without compromising the system’s ability to detect dangerous computational errors.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • According to Bergh, part of the issue is that many state agencies are struggling with staffing pressures and paperwork backlogs, especially amid efforts to prevent errors on food aid applications and avoid new federal penalties.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of errors
Noun
  • In 2026, Mattel is doubling down and averting any PR blunders with a Holiday Barbie that, by all accounts, looks genuinely gorgeous.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • Among the blunders of the first round was to turn Iran from a pariah state into a sympathetic one.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of blunders

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“Clangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clangers. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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