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as in accident
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
the usual mishaps of a family vacation
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as in misfortune
bad luck or an example of this
mishap followed wherever he went
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Recent Examples of mishap
Musk has sought for more than a decade to get the public comfortable with SpaceX’s approach to rocket development, which emphasizes testing cheap prototypes in flight and embracing the occasional mishap rather than trying to guarantee perfection.
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Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Citing that mishap, as well as other instances of overconfidence from Iowa Democrats that the state could turn a bluer shade of purple, some Iowa Republicans are projecting confidence.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
What followed looked less like a gardening mishap and more like the aftermath of a serious house fire.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
And all your own best privacy and security practices can’t prevent exposure of your personal details when a security mishap at some random company halfway around the world suffers a data breach.
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Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
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Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Citing that mishap, as well as other instances of overconfidence from Iowa Democrats that the state could turn a bluer shade of purple, some Iowa Republicans are projecting confidence.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
What followed looked less like a gardening mishap and more like the aftermath of a serious house fire.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
And all your own best privacy and security practices can’t prevent exposure of your personal details when a security mishap at some random company halfway around the world suffers a data breach.
—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishap
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Eiglarsh added that while the suffering of the families was evident throughout the trial, the defense successfully argued that the crash was a tragic accident.
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Was fatal boat crash just an accident — or was Pino reckless?
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For some reason, the Lions have long been plagued by misfortune on their defense, especially in the secondary.
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There’s Kimi Antonelli’s sudden rise, which so far seems to be one for the ages, while George Russell’s run of misfortune is certainly captivating.
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First a human scores a model’s outputs — say, how likely a character in a drama would be to react to news of a tragedy with a host of jokes or expressions of sympathy — going back with one score after another to various responses.
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The parents of the teen killed in the horse carriage crash in Central Park are remembering their son as rides resume a week after the tragedy.
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“Mishap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishap. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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