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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 Nets never got a tying attempt because Minott threw an errant full-court pass for a turnover.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Van Zanten completed her brace in the 59th minute on a delivery from Kat Rader after the Dash pressure forced an errant giveaway from Murphy.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Ty Jerome matched those makes with eight quick points, and Jaylen Wells turned an errant Pritchard pass into a fast-break layup that made it 98-91.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
An earnest intention to test various options can quickly turn into a video game–esque challenge of dodging errant spritzes from overzealous salespeople.
—Alexis Berger, StyleCaster, 16 Mar. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Van Zanten completed her brace in the 59th minute on a delivery from Kat Rader after the Dash pressure forced an errant giveaway from Murphy.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Ty Jerome matched those makes with eight quick points, and Jaylen Wells turned an errant Pritchard pass into a fast-break layup that made it 98-91.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
An earnest intention to test various options can quickly turn into a video game–esque challenge of dodging errant spritzes from overzealous salespeople.
—Alexis Berger, StyleCaster, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for errant
Adjective
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Parkes and editor Lilly Wild imbue the proceedings with an emotional volatility, as composer Oliver Lewin’s mischievous music dances across your skin.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Creative courage returns as the instinctive Moon conjoins mischievous Mercury in your 5th House of Play, urging you to express whatever stirs within.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Its size strikes a good balance between portability and spaciousness, and would be suitable both for stationary full-time living and for a nomadic lifestyle.—
Adam Williams
March 22,
New Atlas,
22 Mar. 2026
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Kumari writes that horses from Central Asia mainly arrived in India over land routes, brought by merchants from nomadic cultures who traveled in caravans.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Bernadine appeared to be useless—or, worse, a potential double agent.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is very bad for our health.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Errant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errant. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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