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as in accidents
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
the usual mishaps of a family vacation
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as in misfortunes
bad luck or an example of this
mishap followed wherever he went
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Recent Examples of mishaps
Airline crashes get much more media attention, but road, rail and water mishaps affect far more people and can result in lasting psychological disability.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
The accelerating adoption of AI is also leading to mishaps.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
While there are guardrails in place, industry experts say AI agents could make mistakes with purchases and other tasks, with the financial burden of those mishaps falling on the consumer.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Apr. 2026
The style mishaps kept piling up as cracking wise about wardrobe and hair malfunctions became both a media and national pastime.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
In the past a bundle of extensions could conjure images of the exposed, holding-on-by-a-strand mishaps of the early aughts.
—Hunter Lacey, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026
That’s despite losing more teeth in a couple of other on-ice mishaps.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
While other accidents have occurred during training flights or landing phases, operational mishaps have also occurred outside traditional crash scenarios.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Nicole Tallman’s job as a senior staffer under Miami-Dade County’s mayor puts her on the frontlines of county government’s many failings, mishaps and challenges.
—Douglas Hanks
april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
The accelerating adoption of AI is also leading to mishaps.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
While there are guardrails in place, industry experts say AI agents could make mistakes with purchases and other tasks, with the financial burden of those mishaps falling on the consumer.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Apr. 2026
The style mishaps kept piling up as cracking wise about wardrobe and hair malfunctions became both a media and national pastime.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
In the past a bundle of extensions could conjure images of the exposed, holding-on-by-a-strand mishaps of the early aughts.
—Hunter Lacey, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026
That’s despite losing more teeth in a couple of other on-ice mishaps.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
While other accidents have occurred during training flights or landing phases, operational mishaps have also occurred outside traditional crash scenarios.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Nicole Tallman’s job as a senior staffer under Miami-Dade County’s mayor puts her on the frontlines of county government’s many failings, mishaps and challenges.
—Douglas Hanks
april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishaps
Noun
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The committee will hold public hearings to learn what caused the collapse and how similar accidents can be avoided in the future.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Key Considerations In most personal injury cases, such as those from car or truck accidents, there is no cap on non-economic (pain and suffering) damages.—
William Jones,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Philadelphia singer-songwriter seeks out the mystical potential of quotidian misfortunes in a set of psychedelic-of-center bedroom pop songs.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
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But a staggering series of misfortunes – an arsonist destroyed her rental house; the private equity firm that owned the house still demanded two months’ rent and kept her security deposit; she was diagnosed with ovarian and breast cancer – forced her into tenuous housing situations.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Cutesy anecdotes alternated with triumphs and tragedies—a school district rescued from a ransomware gang, an iPad salvaged from a plane crash.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The city of Hayward in February experienced one of the deadliest 10-day stretches for pedestrians in the city’s history, leading the public to call on leaders to quickly approve a plan to help prevent future tragedies.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Mishaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishaps. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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