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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
But there’s no snow on the 101 Freeway near Thousand Oaks — which might come as a surprise to those who spied an errant travel alert from the California Department of Transportation.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Save for his errant 3-point shooting, Adebayo often helped settle the Heat, closing 7 of 10 on his two-point attempts.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
This ensures a better clean, as your sheets won't get tangled up with an errant pair of jeans.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
From there, Chestnut drew a walk, followed by an errant throw to second by the pitcher, advancing both runners into scoring position.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Save for his errant 3-point shooting, Adebayo often helped settle the Heat, closing 7 of 10 on his two-point attempts.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
This ensures a better clean, as your sheets won't get tangled up with an errant pair of jeans.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
From there, Chestnut drew a walk, followed by an errant throw to second by the pitcher, advancing both runners into scoring position.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for errant
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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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That the Fendons don’t think to immediately tell their devastated adult son, Harry (Craig Roberts), that his dad is still alive is only the first delightfully absurd wrinkle in this mischievous black comedy.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
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 Lakers shot 50% from the field and 46% from three-point range in a dominant performance against the NBA’s worst team.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Louis Trotter’s second Bottega Veneta show at the brand’s headquarters in the Palazzo SanFedele, Palau sent models out in beanies that celebrated the beauty of a good-bad-hair day.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Errant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errant. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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