as in mistakes
a wrong judgment
treating her opponent as an intellectual lightweight was a serious miscalculation on her part
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mistakes
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But, the big man seemed to tire as the game went on and mistakes followed.—
CBS News,
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This is not to say that her execution was flawless, that mistakes weren’t made.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Miscalculations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscalculations. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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