errors

noun

plural of error
1
as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy a report on the earthquake contained several unfortunate errors

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2
as in crimes
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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3
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 But officials there said that the list appeared to be filled with errors and that setting the ballots aside could effectively disenfranchise legal voters. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 The proposal would also establish that technical errors or inadvertent mistakes in the process cannot be a basis to stop the project. — Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 California officials contend the government’s list contains substantial errors and likely includes eligible citizens. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026 Many of the Commanders’ penalties have been unforced, pre-snap errors on offense. — Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026 The English language alerts contained spelling and grammatical errors. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 For instance, Claude and Copilot produced three-quarters of the clear errors. — Katie McQue, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026 The alerts received by Ukrainians — making false claims of high radiation levels, a chemical threat and public disturbances in Kyiv — were written in English with spelling and grammatical errors as well as in a mix of Russian and Ukrainian. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 Verizon’s 2026 healthcare breach snapshot identifies vulnerability exploitation, phishing and credential abuse among initial access routes, alongside persistent staff errors and misconfigurations. — Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for errors
  1. mistakes
  2. crimes
  3. delusions
  4. blunders
  5. violations
  6. myths
  7. sins
  8. illusions
Noun
  • The system is designed to let robots identify mistakes during operation, adjust their behavior and retain useful experience for subsequent attempts.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Florida judges, lawmakers and governors perpetuate the patently unreliable assumption that jurors never make mistakes.
    — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistakes
Noun
  • Comparing the administration's fight to protect women and women's spaces from males to rape, is utterly disgusting and actually devalues those atrocities and crimes against actual women.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • McKinney touts the city attorney’s prosecutor role as a means to stem quality-of-life crimes and curb homelessness.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of crimes
Noun
  • Their passions and delusions strengthen through their symbiosis.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In a number of wrongful death lawsuits, ChatGPT is blamed for driving users to experience harmful delusions and, in some cases, to commit suicide.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of delusions
Noun
  • Burks said that leadership blunders are at the problem’s crux.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Soon-to-be Cy Young Award winner Jacob Misiorowski held the Rays to just one run in his five innings, but certainly not without the help of some Rays baserunning blunders.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of blunders
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  • Matthew Unglesbee, a 36-year-old resident of Quincy in southwestern Illinois, was charged with violations related to false information and hoaxes and mailing threatening communications.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Although the cameras aren’t yet issuing official tickets — the program must undergo a 60-day warning period in November — preliminary testing data captured 100,000 speeding violations over the course of nine days last month.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of violations
Noun
  • Also intertwined are ancient myths of warring city-states, the raw, moody poetry of John Keats, and the modern battle between a faithless husband and his wife, the poem’s raging speaker.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But Brigid also appears throughout the early Irish myths as a member of the aes sidhe.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of myths
Noun
  • Lamb, who was once floated for the service’s top job, treats his current position as a kind of penance for past sins, both for himself and for his underlings.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In what might be Warner’s only good decision this year, the studio is atoning for its censorship sins by releasing a 4K restoration of the director’s original cut across cinemas.
    — Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of sins
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  • Every Saturday morning, about 190 starry-eyed students ages 10 to 18 attend classes in everything from puppetry, mime and clowning to juggling, card tricks, illusions, mentalism, stage magic, theater production and escapology.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Pokémon cards, a pricey Ferrari shirt and a touristy museum of illusions.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Errors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errors. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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