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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
After a series of mishaps, including a sandstorm, mechanical problems and a helicopter collision, the operation was aborted.
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Sheena Samu, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
On-screen, the emergencies are larger than life with firenadoes, dangling trailers and Murphy-bed mishaps ripped from real headlines.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Kids often remember the funny mishaps more than the perfect days.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
The company's Alpha rocket returned to flight last week, a pivotal moment for the small-lift program after a string of mishaps last year.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Tonight’s ceremony had none of the major dramatic mishaps that have both embarrassed the Academy Awards’ organizers and affirmed the event’s status as must-see live TV.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
The plane has a good safety record overall, is well-maintained and has been updated often with new equipment, said Alan Diehl, a former investigator for the Air Force Safety Center who examined mishaps that involved KC-135s.
—Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Or how the revelation factors into an increasingly catastrophic series of injury mishaps regarding the team’s highest-priority trade-deadline acquisitions.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
In his long non-racing career, there have been a few mishaps.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Sheena Samu, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
On-screen, the emergencies are larger than life with firenadoes, dangling trailers and Murphy-bed mishaps ripped from real headlines.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Kids often remember the funny mishaps more than the perfect days.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
The company's Alpha rocket returned to flight last week, a pivotal moment for the small-lift program after a string of mishaps last year.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Tonight’s ceremony had none of the major dramatic mishaps that have both embarrassed the Academy Awards’ organizers and affirmed the event’s status as must-see live TV.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
The plane has a good safety record overall, is well-maintained and has been updated often with new equipment, said Alan Diehl, a former investigator for the Air Force Safety Center who examined mishaps that involved KC-135s.
—Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Or how the revelation factors into an increasingly catastrophic series of injury mishaps regarding the team’s highest-priority trade-deadline acquisitions.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
In his long non-racing career, there have been a few mishaps.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishaps
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Elsewhere in northwestern Croatia, snowy conditions and winds have led to frequent traffic accidents, warned the country auto-club, or HAK, which monitors the road situation for drivers and provides aid if needed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Without the horn, crossings must rely on gates, signals and street design to prevent accidents.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 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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How does falling victim to one of the most notoriously unlikely of all misfortunes reorient your sense of chance, of fate?—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Conrad said tragedies like the one that took Altman’s life remind him and other firefighters of the job’s danger.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Caroline, as an ambassador of her family’s dynasty, has to offer condolences while keeping a stiff upper lip, only able to work through the latest of many tragedies in her life internally.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mishaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishaps. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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