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as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
a report on the earthquake contained several unfortunate errors
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as in offences
a breaking of a moral or legal code
we have all committed errors in our lives and strayed from the path of righteousness
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as in delusions
a false idea or belief
the story only spread the error by repeating the misinterpreted statistics
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Recent Examples of errors
The Red Sox committed three errors, including two by second baseman David Hamilton.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The Cordell report has since been discredited — missing transcripts, factual errors and even confusion of key witnesses.
—Matthew J. Frauenfeld, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Moreover, no single person has full control, which drastically reduces the risk of errors and fraud.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
These powerful emotions can lead to costly errors.
—Gabriel Shahin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The discovery offers a sharper lens for studying how small errors in folding a spiral into major health threats.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Regulators acknowledged that the higher payout still won't necessarily cover the costs tied to power outages due to things like ice and thunderstorms or unexpected errors in generators.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Other discipline errors snowballed after that.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The entire second quarter felt like a rerun of last season, when KU often had opportunities to put games away and instead made backbreaking errors.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The Cordell report has since been discredited — missing transcripts, factual errors and even confusion of key witnesses.
—Matthew J. Frauenfeld, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Moreover, no single person has full control, which drastically reduces the risk of errors and fraud.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
These powerful emotions can lead to costly errors.
—Gabriel Shahin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The discovery offers a sharper lens for studying how small errors in folding a spiral into major health threats.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Regulators acknowledged that the higher payout still won't necessarily cover the costs tied to power outages due to things like ice and thunderstorms or unexpected errors in generators.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Other discipline errors snowballed after that.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The entire second quarter felt like a rerun of last season, when KU often had opportunities to put games away and instead made backbreaking errors.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for errors
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Rinzel has already been hit up by some of the other prospects for his perspective on rookie camp, on the climb to the NHL and the developmental process, on how to play with aggression and the confidence to make plays rather than with hesitation and the fear of making mistakes.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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If the Wildcats cut back on their mistakes.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Notably, Illinois banned AI therapy after research found chatbot therapists fuel delusions, and California is close to becoming the first state to restrict companion bots to protect kids.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hernandez, chronicling the delusions that drove him into the arms of the law, demonstrates how imprisonment can begin far before sentencing.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tropicana remains a business school case study on redesign blunders.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Arizona would have run Kansas State off the field Friday night but for a series of blunders.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Authorities in the Paris region have investigated nine cases of crimes suspected of being sponsored by foreign powers since 2023, Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The military regime passed an Amnesty Law in 1979, and Brazil has never prosecuted any of the military officials responsible for crimes committed during the regime—kidnapping, torture, and murders.—
Adriana Carranca,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Partnerships like this help to dispel myths and skepticism surrounding LiDAR’s versatility.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Forget the old myths about dressing up or sweet-talking your way to the front.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Raise the stakes for farmers There have been calls not just to hold farmers more accountable for H-2A violations, but also to reward the ones who comply with labor laws.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Moving too quickly without considering ethical implications can lead to biased algorithms or privacy violations.—
Andrew Dunn,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Any lingering illusions of a comeback ended five minutes later when Zaha cleverly drew a foul from the lunging Sergio Busquets, and the former Crystal Palace winger, the team’s regular penalty taker, generously handed Toklomati the chance for his hat trick.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Shatter your illusions of love?—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Among dentists, it's treated as one of the great sins, right up there with sugar before bed or smoking cigarettes.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But after Davina publicly accuses Julia mid-labor of seducing Lord Lovat, the group of women suddenly turn on Julia, yelling at her to repent her sins and repeatedly questioning her about the paternity of her child.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Errors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errors. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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