as in mistakes
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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as in fumbles
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
added too much flour and flubbed the gravy
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as in stumbles
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 flubs
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Most of the night went on without a hitch, with several show-stopping moments bringing the audience to their feet, but like every live event, there were a few flubs and a couple eyebrow-raising choices.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
There have been some embarrassing flubs.
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Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
Both the taxpayer and nontaxpayer midlevel extensions generally lead to more flubs than wild success stories.
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Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Some observers pointed out flubs like Phillip’s are common during live television broadcasts or breaking news situations.
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Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
11 Mar. 2026
Flores was brilliant this season, but the shine on his achievements was somewhat muted by the team’s flubs.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
Although several early romances blossom, some misguided flubs send four sexy singles to the chopping block.
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Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
The examples of late-game flubs are, unfortunately, endless.
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Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
Charu Sinha,
Vulture,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
In a recent Instagram post, the 56-year-old former TV journalist uploaded a montage of her past on-air flubs alongside a message about perseverance and living with dyslexia.
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Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Most of the night went on without a hitch, with several show-stopping moments bringing the audience to their feet, but like every live event, there were a few flubs and a couple eyebrow-raising choices.
—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
There have been some embarrassing flubs.
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Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
Both the taxpayer and nontaxpayer midlevel extensions generally lead to more flubs than wild success stories.
—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Some observers pointed out flubs like Phillip’s are common during live television broadcasts or breaking news situations.
—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
11 Mar. 2026
Flores was brilliant this season, but the shine on his achievements was somewhat muted by the team’s flubs.
—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
Although several early romances blossom, some misguided flubs send four sexy singles to the chopping block.
—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
The examples of late-game flubs are, unfortunately, endless.
—
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
Padilla flubs a line in this version, but the sketch is somehow the better for it.
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Charu Sinha,
Vulture,
19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flubs
Noun
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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.
Verb
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Tensions between the galley and the interior continue to escalate over lunch service, when a radio mishap fumbles the order in which the food should go out.
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The movie fumbles the chance to do something arresting with this seminal period in art.
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After a rocky start, Joey stumbles on some talents and goes to great lengths to impress Leonard in his audition for a play.
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The first robot stumbles on aluminum debris, its wheels furiously trying to get traction and move around the obstacle.
Noun
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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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More likely Brock Lesnar blows this thing up.
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Cher’s court documents paint a bleak picture of how Allman, 49, allegedly blows through his $120,000 annual trust distributions.
Verb
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Early on in the clip, Jake Johnson’s former tennis star Dusty Boyd trips over the net and injures his wrist in a bad way.
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Longer trips sail to Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico.
Noun
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There were four takes of the first song, ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’, with two being aborted because of technical errors.
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Such a system could dramatically improve legal research and reduce errors.
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“Flubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flubs. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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