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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 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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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
Tigers rookies Hao-Yu Lee and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs apiece after errors by third baseman José Caballero and left fielder Cody Bellinger.
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Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Those errors led Schultz to overestimate just how much room other primates had to shepherd their babies through the birth canal.
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Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2026
Several subsequent investigations into the Russia probe have identified multiple errors into how it was conducted, and a former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty in 2020 to doctoring an email during the course of the inquiry.
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Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The Yankees, who made a season-high four errors in Thursday’s series-opener, were also hurt by poor defense again on Sunday, as Oswaldo Cabrera committed an error in the fourth inning.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Many on social media have posted compilation videos of Dean's errors.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Starmer announced his plan to resign on Monday after two years in office marked by missteps and judgment errors that eroded his standing with his party and the public.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
New York had a 12-game losing streak in April, its longest since 2002, and made six errors in the nightcap of Wednesday’s doubleheader loss to the Chicago Cubs, their most in a game since 2014.
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Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Those errors led Schultz to overestimate just how much room other primates had to shepherd their babies through the birth canal.
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Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2026
Several subsequent investigations into the Russia probe have identified multiple errors into how it was conducted, and a former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty in 2020 to doctoring an email during the course of the inquiry.
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Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The Yankees, who made a season-high four errors in Thursday’s series-opener, were also hurt by poor defense again on Sunday, as Oswaldo Cabrera committed an error in the fourth inning.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Many on social media have posted compilation videos of Dean's errors.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Starmer announced his plan to resign on Monday after two years in office marked by missteps and judgment errors that eroded his standing with his party and the public.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
New York had a 12-game losing streak in April, its longest since 2002, and made six errors in the nightcap of Wednesday’s doubleheader loss to the Chicago Cubs, their most in a game since 2014.
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Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for errors
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The team's mistakes cost the players early on when Germany scored in the 2nd minute to earn the lead.
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Sure, a lot of the mistakes or poor moments in defense can be waved away by recognizing that most of the team’s best defenders were sitting on the bench when the Turks wheeled away in delight with Ayhan’s goal.
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Detectives are continuing an investigation that began weeks ago, Azarcon said, and are analyzing evidence to see whether the six are linked to additional crimes.
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Megan Swenson, lead stenographer for the Police Department, said her team works with officers and analysts to transcribe the department reports while meticulously reviewing the facts of cases ranging from the highly sensitive violent crimes to routine traffic stops.
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The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
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All my delusions were still intact; the hospitalization had done nothing to shake them.
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Colorado's rally offset a pair of baserunning blunders that ended the eighth.
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Once again, Towns, who hadn’t gotten into foul trouble in what felt like a basketball eternity, pulled off a series of blunders, picking up two fouls in the game’s opening 62 seconds.
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Three additional restaurants were cited for violations including heavy grease accumulation, missing handwashing signs and an ice machine leak.
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The Justice Manual violations described above represent only one dimension of the illegality of this Fund.
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Nseyo notes there are plenty of unsupported myths around what causes UTIs, so stick to these tips.
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Effective public speaking is crucial for personal branding and career advancement, a skill anyone can develop by replacing common myths with empowering mindsets.
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Do not allow the sins of the past to overwhelm, to drown the present.
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That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.
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Presented Out of Competition at the 1967 edition of Venice, Deadly Sweet takes it cue from a brief encounter between a disenchanted man and a girl with no illusions in the wake of the murder of a nightclub owner in London.
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Perhaps because of this aesthetic of illusions, the earnest state pride evident in some of the pavilions turns out to feel especially delightful.
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“Errors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errors. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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