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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
It could be mistaken for the latter only because Jokic had thrown so many errant passes over the last two hours already.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
But any errant throw will be held under a microscope in the biggest game of Maye’s young life.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Shoulders were primary snow storage areas, unavailable to disabled or errant vehicles.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Astronomer Jonathan McDowell, who tracks thousands of orbital satellites and rockets, said late Monday the errant stage had been cataloged by the Space Force and should reenter Earth’s atmosphere quickly.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
But any errant throw will be held under a microscope in the biggest game of Maye’s young life.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Shoulders were primary snow storage areas, unavailable to disabled or errant vehicles.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Astronomer Jonathan McDowell, who tracks thousands of orbital satellites and rockets, said late Monday the errant stage had been cataloged by the Space Force and should reenter Earth’s atmosphere quickly.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for errant
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News of Eric Dane’s death Thursday was met with an outpouring of grief by celebrities, who expressed their admiration for the TV star’s mischievous on-screen charisma and his advocacy efforts during his battle against ALS.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Deano follows a mischievous 8-year-old boy with a heart of gold, blending a modern family’s chaos with biting satire.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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Over 2,500 years ago, researchers believe that a 25- to 30-year-old woman most likely fell off a horse, as the Pazyryk were a nomadic culture, and suffered terrible injury to her jaw, as the CT scans revealed.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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The ground floor of the two-story location will be the new permanent home of the nomadic Earl of Sandwich fast casual restaurant that has bounced around Downtown Disney over the past few years.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
23 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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Your little girl was a little -- your littlest girl was a little naughty.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 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 dragon is said to scare away bad spirits and bring good luck.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Weapon system autonomously detects and classifies moving targets The company revealed that the weapon system autonomously detects and classifies moving targets in poor visibility situations caused by darkness, bad weather, smoke or dust kicked up by helicopters.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Errant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errant. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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