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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
The episodes will capture the action on both sides of the camera, spotlighting menu planning, family drama, entrepreneurial spirit and cultinary mishaps set against the pressure of production deadlines.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 May 2026
The wedding content creator, The Vow Girls, captured the brief mishap on video and posted it on TikTok a few days later.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The lengthy delay between flights 11 and 12 owes partly to a mishap involving the original Flight 12 Super Heavy, which was destroyed during a pressure test this past November.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 8 May 2026
Valerie Bertinelli may not be asked to return to live TV after her most recent on-air mishap.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 May 2026
The wedding content creator, The Vow Girls, captured the brief mishap on video and posted it on TikTok a few days later.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The lengthy delay between flights 11 and 12 owes partly to a mishap involving the original Flight 12 Super Heavy, which was destroyed during a pressure test this past November.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 8 May 2026
Valerie Bertinelli may not be asked to return to live TV after her most recent on-air mishap.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishap
Noun
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The cause of the accident remains under investigation, police said in their statement.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Investigators from Russia’s transport prosecutor’s office and the country’s Investigative Committee have opened an inquiry into the crash as officials work to determine whether safety violations contributed to the deadly accident, several reports said.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Does White’s misfortune offer Alexander-Arnold a route back?—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Farmers markets — that humble and charming throwback to a bygone era — are also struggling with higher fuel prices, after weathering the economic calamities of the pandemic and other misfortunes.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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The Paramount+ drama series follows a New York family that relocates to rural Montana after a family tragedy.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
21 May 2026
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That’s not to minimize the tragedies of the early 737 Max crashes, but to acknowledge that Boeing, airlines, and regulators took those events seriously and addressed the problems.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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“Mishap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishap. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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