as in blunders
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark
put the incident down as just a youthful indiscretion
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Recent Examples of indiscretions
Ultimately though, Johnson was undone by his own indiscretions.
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Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 19 May 2026
If true, or without a plausible explanation, the indiscretions could remove Stewart as a genuine political threat for November.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Coming Up Carbs In a third act mea culpa that feels reminiscent of Andy and Nate’s makeup from the first film, Emily apologizes to Andy for her latest round of workplace indiscretions.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
According to Becerra, actually, Democrats have done wonders for Californians with only a few minor indiscretions.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
In this case, the arc of the season was primed for Batula to be the victim rising from the ashes of her divorce, only for her recent romantic indiscretions to shatter that fantasy.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
For the sake of propriety — Paley was one of the 20th century’s most powerful media paschas — his indiscretions were kept quiet.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
And right now, Taylor cannot stop herself from initiating phone sex with Dakota even while sobbing over his indiscretions at Vanderpump Villa.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
These reported indiscretions — on which Wasserman did not comment — caused a stir at the time but seemed to fade as weeks went by.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 19 May 2026
If true, or without a plausible explanation, the indiscretions could remove Stewart as a genuine political threat for November.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Coming Up Carbs In a third act mea culpa that feels reminiscent of Andy and Nate’s makeup from the first film, Emily apologizes to Andy for her latest round of workplace indiscretions.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
According to Becerra, actually, Democrats have done wonders for Californians with only a few minor indiscretions.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
In this case, the arc of the season was primed for Batula to be the victim rising from the ashes of her divorce, only for her recent romantic indiscretions to shatter that fantasy.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
For the sake of propriety — Paley was one of the 20th century’s most powerful media paschas — his indiscretions were kept quiet.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
And right now, Taylor cannot stop herself from initiating phone sex with Dakota even while sobbing over his indiscretions at Vanderpump Villa.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
These reported indiscretions — on which Wasserman did not comment — caused a stir at the time but seemed to fade as weeks went by.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscretions
Noun
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Nearly all of them are blunders, offenses or revelations about the people Collins has put in top positions in his House office, his campaign office or both.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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But blunders and poor rotations and missed rebounds piled up as the Sky allowed their highest point total of the season.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The agents weren’t focused on the early mistakes made in the case, however.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Bass acknowledged her mistakes during the campaign, said Gonzalez, a former head of the county Democratic Party.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Noun
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County Clerk Anthony Vega said in an interview on Wednesday that his office has the necessary sophisticated equipment to discern voting improprieties.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Based on evidence found in the initial weeks, the school and law firm still needed actual proof of improprieties, and not having to base their claims on scuttlebutt around the facility.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The Nationals have made more errors than anyone else in baseball.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
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She was also hurt by three early errors.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Noun
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It was so well presented with countless references to viral moments and gaffes.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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There were glitches and gaffes aplenty.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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