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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
Bauers stole second and went to third on an errant pickoff attempt by Glasnow.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
That’s six misses — three extra points and three field goals this season — to go along with his errant kickoff at Jacksonville.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
But Columbus grabbed the momentum, and the lead, back with 72 seconds left in the second period when an errant deflection left Marchenko with a yawning net to hit, and the visitors took a 3-2 lead into the second intermission.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages hit a comebacker to Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering, who tossed an errant throw to home.
—Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
That’s six misses — three extra points and three field goals this season — to go along with his errant kickoff at Jacksonville.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
But Columbus grabbed the momentum, and the lead, back with 72 seconds left in the second period when an errant deflection left Marchenko with a yawning net to hit, and the visitors took a 3-2 lead into the second intermission.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages hit a comebacker to Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering, who tossed an errant throw to home.
—Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for errant
Adjective
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Clearly, Rascal lived up to his mischievous name by finding the well in the first place.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mykal-Michelle Harris from Raven’s Home guest-stars as Ruby, a mischievous moon imp who tricks Vee.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
27 Oct. 2025
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The route passes through 75 villages, the Dana Biosphere Reserve, and nomadic Bedouin camps.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
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The increasingly inaccessible real estate market is a hot topic among would-be homeowners these days, leaving shoppers looking for alternative options in the form of rentals, nomadic living, and yes, tiny homes.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Carpenter’s suggestive travel neck pillow is the hook here — as a reminder, these ShopTV sketches are all about the naughty sight gags and double entendres.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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In a viral Reddit post, a naughty cat dipped his paws in pasta sauce turning his fur orange—now the stains won’t go away.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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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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Democrats are favored to win both gubernatorial races this year, so a GOP upset in either state would be a bad sign for the party currently locked out of power in Washington.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Nick Saban certainly made more good decisions than bad ones during his run to seven national championships as a college football coach.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Errant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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