as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it
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1
as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
added too much flour and flubbed the gravy
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2
as in to stumble
to make a mistake
at some point in your training you're going to flub, so don't let it rattle you
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Recent Examples of flub
Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
The script is lean enough that there really isn’t room for narrative flubs besides one breakdown that’s a bit too convenient.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 May 2025
Clearly something soon clicked and the young actor stopped flubbing his lines.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 12 June 2025
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Noun
Evidently, the name flub wasn’t enough to stop these two at the altar.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
The script is lean enough that there really isn’t room for narrative flubs besides one breakdown that’s a bit too convenient.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Verb
At one point in between, Tom Brady flubbed a stunt pass to Rob Gronkowski so bad, the ball landed among the Madison Avenue execs.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 May 2025
Clearly something soon clicked and the young actor stopped flubbing his lines.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flub
Noun
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What’s the most common mistake people make when trying to recreate the Honey Deuce at home?—
Emily Cappiello,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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My experience has been that my mistakes led to the best things in my life.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Jaylen Wright fumbled on a hit from safety John Saunders Jr.... Grayson Murphy sacked Wilson, who nevertheless threw the ball to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for a 30 yard TD pass...—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 Aug. 2025
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Playing their third road game in five days, the expansion team nearly fumbled a 17-point, first-half lead but got enough stops down the stretch to escape with a 68-67 win over the Washington Mystics on Thursday.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Wave have been fortunate that Orlando and Washington have also stumbled, keeping the gap small.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, the Braves overcame an early 5-1 deficit in the series opener Tuesday with four runs in the fourth inning to tie the score, only to give it right back on a night when Spencer Strider stumbled, tying a career high with eight runs allowed in four innings.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Over the past decade, the legendary team was known for tragic blunders regarding decision making and communication.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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In total, Bonilla will walk away with a $29.8 million payday because of Wilpon’s blunder.—
Allen Kim,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The foghorn blew every 30 seconds and pelicans sailed above, doing a quick half corkscrew turn before diving.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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United’s prospective new owner, Michael Knighton, was on the pitch beforehand, ball-juggling and blowing kisses to the crowd, and Neil Webb smashed one in from 25 yards on his debut — wild stuff, honestly (yeah, get on with it, Grandad).—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Kids weren’t tripping over themselves to sit and reach in their free time.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
12 Aug. 2025
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The report, which was obtained by The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, said police concluded that Trigg accidentally fell into the pool after tripping and falling on an inflatable chair.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One 2025 study indicated that facial recognition tools had higher error rates for adults with Down syndrome.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Ignoring this reality was a critical error by regional and global policymakers alike.—
Ami Ayalon,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Their winning streak started with a rainy, last-second triumph at Albany saved by Stretch’s recommendation to kick a field goal before fourth down in case the snap was botched.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Johnson and Lance then botched an exchange from under center on the fourth play of the game.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flub. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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