as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below
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Recent Examples of miscue
Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
After snapping the skid with Wednesday’s blowout win, the Cubs salvaged a split of their four-game series in Pittsburgh by taking advantage of defensive miscues to beat Pirates ace Paul Skenes in a 7-2 victory.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
This wayward pass from Burn was presumably intended for right-back Tino Livramento, but was miscued and trickled out of play.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Henke forced a flyout to left field to keep the score tied, and Cambridge took over from there with the help of Lincoln-Sudbury miscues.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
After snapping the skid with Wednesday’s blowout win, the Cubs salvaged a split of their four-game series in Pittsburgh by taking advantage of defensive miscues to beat Pirates ace Paul Skenes in a 7-2 victory.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Verb
The Aggies went 4 of 17 from 3-point range and turned it over 14 times, miscues the Tritons converted into 26 points.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
This wayward pass from Burn was presumably intended for right-back Tino Livramento, but was miscued and trickled out of play.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscue
Noun
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If circumstances had gone Spain’s way with more clinical finishing or a Cape Verde defender making a mistake, then the result would have been different and a lot of the chatter currently happening (including here) would likely not be happening.—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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In fact, according to Rakestraw, one of the biggest mistakes homeowners make is assuming the babies have been abandoned and removing them immediately.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
20 June 2026
Verb
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Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The market does not always misjudge the company the company wrong.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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For Meta, the problem started with what some industry experts called, in hindsight at least, a strategic blunder.—
Jonathan Vanian,Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
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The Spurs fared well in the closing minute, aside from Fox’s blunder, but the attrition from the Knicks offense spreading them out did them in well before then.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Undeniably, Putin and associates miscalculated how easily Russia’s military would be able to occupy and take control of Ukraine, repeating Cold War successes.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Projects struggling today often aren’t underperforming because upfront costs were miscalculated.—
Amanda Simonian,
Fortune,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Crespi denied the claims, saying a bookkeeping error led to false allegations about her hours and vacation time.—
Tess Riski
June 18,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Marist said the poll's margin of error was ±3 percent.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Chisholm's followed with a liner off the base of the wall in right before scoring when second baseman Travis Bazzana botched a grounder.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Chisolm followed with a liner off the base of the wall in right before scoring when second baseman Travis Bazzana botched a grounder.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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For now, the press still sometimes bungled his name as Harry.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who polled at 5% in the CBS survey, accused Becerra of bungling the federal government’s response to COVID-19, mpox and the influx in child migrants under former President Joe Biden.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That’s partly because Covid lockdowns increased the risk of miscounting college students and people with second homes.—
The Wall Street Journal,
Twin Cities,
28 Aug. 2025
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But New York Attorney General Letitia James found his administration significantly miscounted the number of nursing home deaths.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
25 May 2025
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“Miscue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscue. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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