errancies

plural of errancy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for errancies
Noun
  • But in recent months, the movie has become the subject of an ongoing culture war clash over what some on the right see as historical inaccuracies and casting choices designed to appease the left.
    Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 8 July 2026
  • Meta has countered that Wynn-Williams violated her agreement and wrote a book filled with inaccuracies.
    Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Sometimes this was committed to good, such as the Marshall Plan and the Peace Corps, and sometimes to ill, as in a series of military blunders meant to quash godless Communism.
    Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
  • Colorado's rally offset a pair of baserunning blunders that ended the eighth.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The measurements auto-populate the quote, eliminating the transcription errors and ruler mistakes that have plagued the industry for decades.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Without an operator, the consequences of errors are much greater.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • His airport arrivals and departures on those trips, especially early in his first administration, drew media attention and coverage.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • In the years since, Harry has made several quick trips back to the UK, most notably attending his grandmother’s funeral in 2022 and his father’s coronation in 2023.
    Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Anderson, a former BYU standout, played in 40 games during his three seasons with the Packers, contributing 36 tackles, recovering two fumbles, breaking up two passes and pulling down one interception in 145 defensive snaps.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • In the games so far, there have been quite a few fumbles and an apparent slackness of mind and limb.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • The miscues, manager John Schneider said, need to be minimized.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • Atlanta scored 20 points off those miscues and dominated the paint, finishing with 60 points inside.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Acknowledging and even criticizing our mistakes of the past doesn’t cheapen one’s love for the United States.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • You are allowed to make three mistakes but fail a fourth time and the game ends with the answers being revealed.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Mistakes and misjudgments come with the territory, but there has been a notable uptick in errors leading directly to opposition chances.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • Municipal utilities are largely unregulated, which makes misjudgments in purchasing power contracts a serious risk to local ratepayers.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
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“Errancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errancies. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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