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
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
In the bottom of the fourth, small ball, heads-up baserunning and defensive miscues set the table for a Wolverines rally.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Mental mistakes, defensive miscues and a lack of urgency early in the game led to an 11-6 loss to the A’s on Saturday at Citi Field, the fourth straight for the Mets (7-8).
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
The Knicks built a five-point lead early in the second by capitalizing on a series of Nikola Vucevic miscues.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The Guardians scored twice in the third inning on miscues by Yoshinobu Yamamoto and catcher Will Smith.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Over the years across Illinois, there has been a litany of agency miscues, blunders and downright neglect, including several in Lake County.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
There were defensive miscues, but William Nylander still looked like a player who can carry the offensive load for the Leafs the rest of the season.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Defensive miscues have allowed the Lions to surrender 11 goals in the opening three matches.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
Given the groundswell of opposition against the merger, on top of other miscues during Zaslav’s four-year run at the helm of the company, the shareholder sentiment is not likely to go unnoticed.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
In the bottom of the fourth, small ball, heads-up baserunning and defensive miscues set the table for a Wolverines rally.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Mental mistakes, defensive miscues and a lack of urgency early in the game led to an 11-6 loss to the A’s on Saturday at Citi Field, the fourth straight for the Mets (7-8).
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
The Knicks built a five-point lead early in the second by capitalizing on a series of Nikola Vucevic miscues.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The Guardians scored twice in the third inning on miscues by Yoshinobu Yamamoto and catcher Will Smith.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Over the years across Illinois, there has been a litany of agency miscues, blunders and downright neglect, including several in Lake County.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
There were defensive miscues, but William Nylander still looked like a player who can carry the offensive load for the Leafs the rest of the season.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Defensive miscues have allowed the Lions to surrender 11 goals in the opening three matches.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscues
Noun
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According to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, mistakes can also be corrected by simply indicating the correction on your original ballot.—
Hector Amezcua,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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These mistakes can sometimes increase the record's value.—
Nina Derwin,
Martha Stewart,
30 Apr. 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
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The Post last year reported that an early version of directory was rife with errors, including misidentifying which health care providers were covered by which health care plans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2026
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Casey Dart hit a leadoff single for Norton in the fifth, and a rare pair of errors helped the Lancers plate two with nobody out.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Although the mom of four appeared to spend the rest of her night faux pas-free, she's had to handle sartorial blunders before.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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There were other conspicuous blunders, like passing from midair out of jumpers and right to Lakers defenders.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Kingpin’s enforcer Buck Cashman (Arty Froushan) shockingly murders Deputy Mayor Daniel Blake (Michael Gandolfini) in a showdown of Fisk’s two right-hand men.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Geillis, on her quest to install Bonnie Prince Charlie on the throne, murders her husband as a blood sacrifice and walks through the stones.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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 May. 2026.
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