as in errors
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 miscues
Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
Alex Bregman was very blunt in his assessment of the defensive miscues.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Woolen is not playing poorly, but his miscues have been costly.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The offense wasn’t alone in its struggles, as the Chiefs’ miscues extended to the whole team.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Because of Riley’s response to the miscues.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
If Smith can survive Thomas’ powerful drives and force her into precarious passes, the Lynx have a chance to gain extra possessions by taking advantage of miscues.
—Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Beyond those miscues Crochet did his job.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
And despite the defense forcing its first turnover in a calendar month (four on the night), Charlotte’s frequent miscues and bad defense resulted in their fourth loss through five games.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
Alex Bregman was very blunt in his assessment of the defensive miscues.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Woolen is not playing poorly, but his miscues have been costly.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The offense wasn’t alone in its struggles, as the Chiefs’ miscues extended to the whole team.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Because of Riley’s response to the miscues.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
If Smith can survive Thomas’ powerful drives and force her into precarious passes, the Lynx have a chance to gain extra possessions by taking advantage of miscues.
—Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Beyond those miscues Crochet did his job.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscues
Noun
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However, from time to time mistakes will be made and we will not be held liable.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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From a potentially serious injury sustained by linebacker Dwight Nunoo to a multitude of mistakes, Saturday’s 51-10 loss to the host Connecticut Huskies (4-2) was devastating to FIU (2-3).—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Home designer Allisa Jacobs wrote in a blog post that AI routinely misjudges the proportions and sizes of rooms and furniture, suggesting pieces that wouldn’t realistically fit in the space.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the Fed just kind of misjudges what's going on and pushes too hard on interest rates and pushes the economy in.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even when Charlotte did have momentum, there were unforced errors, penalties, and turnovers that resulted in more South Florida points.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Even the slightest variation can cause errors in quantum computers, sensors, or communications systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Following last week’s blunders against the Rams, in which Mitchell’s mistakes cost the team two touchdowns, he was effectively benched until garbage time in the fourth quarter.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Again, special teams blunders set the defense up in poor position, but the defense ultimately coughed up big gains on the ground.—
Mike Kaye
September 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That included a pair of hunters named Victor Travis and Raymond Burgess; on the show, Gein hunts them down and murders them with a chainsaw.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Kramer was brought into the yogurt shop murders case in late 2022 to be a part of the investigative team to sort through the evidence and find DNA.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Continue reading … FACT CHECK – Washington Post botches Israel-Gaza history leading to major correction.—
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FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Miscues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscues. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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