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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
Unlike Israel, Palestinian cities have no warning sirens or bomb shelters, despite the risk of falling debris or errant missiles.
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Claudia Ciobanu, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Unlike Israel, Palestinian cities have no warning sirens or bomb shelters, despite the risk of falling debris or errant missiles.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
After Pritchard stole an errant Suns pass, White zipped one inside to Queta for an emphatic dunk.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Talarico often suggests that his opponents are more errant than evil, still capable of being redeemed through Sunday-school values and constitutional principle.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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Claudia Ciobanu, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Unlike Israel, Palestinian cities have no warning sirens or bomb shelters, despite the risk of falling debris or errant missiles.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
After Pritchard stole an errant Suns pass, White zipped one inside to Queta for an emphatic dunk.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Talarico often suggests that his opponents are more errant than evil, still capable of being redeemed through Sunday-school values and constitutional principle.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for errant
Adjective
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Your 5th House of Discovery brightens as mischievous Mercury conjoins the life-giving Sun.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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But of course, the mischievous Cat in the Hat can only save the day in typical Seussian fashion.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2026
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Anthropocene framing conscripts the work into contemporary climate discourse, rendering its specific engagement with Kazakh nomadic destruction merely illustrative of broader ecological crisis.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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But these token acknowledgments feel oddly forced, particularly once Glass teams up with another nomadic sort whose world has been destroyed by the white man.—
Eric Kohn,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2026
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Having been warned that a former child prodigy is coming to town, Salieri first happens to spy Mozart playing a naughty game of hide-and-seek with his wife-to-be, Constanze Weber (Lauren Worsham), in and out of her skirt.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Yes, keep track of who is being naughty or nice.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 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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The Knicks were held to less than 100 points for only the seventh time and had their fourth-worst three-point shooting performance of the season, going eight for 34.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Pacers have the second-worst record in the NBA, 1 ½ games better than Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Errant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errant. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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