errancies

noun

plural of errancy
as in inaccuracies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for errancies
  1. inaccuracies
  2. blunders
  3. errors
  4. trips
  5. fumbles
  6. miscues
  7. mistakes
  8. misjudgments
Noun
  • This grounding approach is intended to improve traceability and response quality while helping reduce inaccuracies and operational costs.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Nolan is in hot water for many of his decisions in the making of the film, including casting choices, historical inaccuracies throughout and use of modern dialogue.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of inaccuracies
Noun
  • The French centre-back previously had form for unfortunate blunders in high-profile matches but looks to have cut that out of his game.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • There have also been several high-profile officiating blunders this season.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of blunders
Noun
  • In 2023, fewer than 2% of grievances filed in federal prisons were approved, with most rejected for procedural errors or closed for other reasons.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 July 2026
  • Sinner produced 58 winners to Zverev’s 49 and had only 25 unforced errors to Zverev’s 45.
    — Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of errors
Noun
  • Dos and don’ts for home Keep trips outside the house to a minimum on heavy smoke days.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • After coming up short in his first four trips to the World Cup, Messi could further bolster his greatest-of-all-time résumé with a second championship.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026
Definition of trips
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
Definition of fumbles
Noun
  • The defensive miscues haven’t been cleaned up, the lineup is still failing to hit with runners in scoring position, and the starting pitching is still giving up early leads and struggling to go deep into games.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026
  • The miscues, manager John Schneider said, need to be minimized.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of miscues
Noun
  • Long before ambient documentation arrived, patients were already reconciling medication lists, catching referral failures, correcting demographic mistakes, and trying to make sense of conflicting recommendations from different specialists.
    — Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Look at those two, growing and changing and admitting their mistakes!
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
Definition of mistakes
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
Definition of misjudgments
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