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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as in to mistake
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Dicker more than made up for those miscues with a pair of second-half field goals, from 46 and 42 yards, leaving five of five on field-goal attempts this season.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021
Perhaps a Rams special teams miscue opens the door for a narrow defeat.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021
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Noun
Tennessee quarterback Will Levis could have a similar segment just for his own miscues.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Dicker more than made up for those miscues with a pair of second-half field goals, from 46 and 42 yards, leaving five of five on field-goal attempts this season.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
Verb
Miami also had its first-half scoring drive assisted by an opponent’s special teams miscue.
—David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021
Perhaps a Rams special teams miscue opens the door for a narrow defeat.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021
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“Miscue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscue. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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