as in mistakes
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
Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Even with goals from Matthew Knies, Auston Matthews, Bobby McMann and Max Domi, the Leafs were sunk by defensive miscues, turnovers and questionable goaltending.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The San Jose Sharks made a push in the third period but could not overcome a pair of puck-handling miscues in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday to finish off a four-game road trip.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Texas committed 39 turnovers in the losses to LSU and South Carolina and while Harmon only had two miscues in Baton Rouge, Schaefer, visibly unhappy with how the offense was running, benched her for the last two minutes of the third quarter and the entire fourth in favor of Bryanna Preston.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
But a few miscues ultimately sunk them in a 27-21 loss.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Houston survived those miscues because its defense became the first since 1940 to score multiple defensive touchdowns without giving up an offensive touchdown, per ESPN research.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
But in each playoff game, Maye rebounded from his miscues and made several effective plays.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
Early action With the Patriots leading 7-3 early, a series of miscues produced the next two scores.
—Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
Kicking game miscues cost the Rams in several early-season losses, leading them to sign kicker Harrison Mevis to replace Joshua Karty and veteran snapper Jake McQuaide to replace Alex Ward.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Even with goals from Matthew Knies, Auston Matthews, Bobby McMann and Max Domi, the Leafs were sunk by defensive miscues, turnovers and questionable goaltending.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The San Jose Sharks made a push in the third period but could not overcome a pair of puck-handling miscues in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday to finish off a four-game road trip.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Texas committed 39 turnovers in the losses to LSU and South Carolina and while Harmon only had two miscues in Baton Rouge, Schaefer, visibly unhappy with how the offense was running, benched her for the last two minutes of the third quarter and the entire fourth in favor of Bryanna Preston.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
But a few miscues ultimately sunk them in a 27-21 loss.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Houston survived those miscues because its defense became the first since 1940 to score multiple defensive touchdowns without giving up an offensive touchdown, per ESPN research.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
But in each playoff game, Maye rebounded from his miscues and made several effective plays.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
Early action With the Patriots leading 7-3 early, a series of miscues produced the next two scores.
—Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscues
Noun
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Gulutzan is just hopeful that his team can learn from its mistakes.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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In environments where young people have few chances to recover from mistakes, those mistakes can be much more damaging, and the temptations can feel more overwhelming.—
Mark Mitchell,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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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Reina’s attorney in a separate civil case wrote in a court filing that his client’s potential errors were unintentional and made in good faith.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Taxpayers rightly ask, are independent audits being properly performed and reviewed to prevent such errors?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But that’s only because of the multiple strategic blunders from the summer that were Ctrl-Z’d in the swap.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The results weren’t so good for the Los Angeles Rams as special teams blunders and shoddy defense led to two losses in those game, including a 31-27 defeat in the NFC title game.—
Josh Dubow,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Perez, a 63-year-old transient man, was convicted of the child murders from 1992 through 2001 throughout Central and Northern California, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Gun murders rare Until Sunday, Australia had decades of proof that tough gun laws can make a country safer with one of the world’s lowest gun homicide rates, per capita.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Gentleman thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven) circles the prize while Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) bungles the pursuit with sublime obliviousness.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 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 7 Feb. 2026.
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