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as in mischievous
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior
blamed the prank on errant students
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as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
the errant gunslinger as a standard character in western novels
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Recent Examples of errant
The errant or confabulated information that AI tools can generate is often referred to as hallucinations.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
UConn freshman Braylon Mullins sent the Huskies into the Final Four with an epic last-second shot thanks to an errant pass from Duke's Cayden Boozer.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Ureña’s errant throw on Meyers’ tapper gifted their first runner of the sixth.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
His errant bullets had missed FDR but fatally wounded Cermak, Mabel Gill and William Sinnott, a former New York police officer working security.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
UConn freshman Braylon Mullins sent the Huskies into the Final Four with an epic last-second shot thanks to an errant pass from Duke's Cayden Boozer.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Ureña’s errant throw on Meyers’ tapper gifted their first runner of the sixth.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
His errant bullets had missed FDR but fatally wounded Cermak, Mabel Gill and William Sinnott, a former New York police officer working security.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for errant
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The Ospreys – a mischievous bird of prey – have returned.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Labubu, the vinyl plush collectible with a snaggletoothed grin and knowingly mischievous eyes, has become a viral sensation and one of China’s fastest-rising exports.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
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The organizers of Manifesta have named the 106 artists and collectives participating in the nomadic biennial’s sixteenth iteration, set to open June 21 in four cities in Germany’s Ruhr region.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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The nomadic hunters and gatherers would have also used the Trinity River as a food source, Barrera added, harvesting mussels, fish and turtles from its waters.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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The home needed to display her naughty sense of humor too.—
Julie Vadnal,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2026
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These plays are often brilliant, and even lesser variants are fun to watch, because piñata-whacking itself is a naughty thrill, a cathartic fantasy for anyone with a family and/or a secret.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Gas and diesel prices have soared since the start of the Iran war, but the situation could get even worse later this year because of ethanol requirements and problems with fertilizer supply chains.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Flattening the curve—making bad floods somewhat less bad—feels achievable.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Errant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errant. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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