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as in mistake
a wrong judgment
another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up
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as in blunder
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
a misstep that could lead to disaster
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Recent Examples of misstep
Last night was his first misstep, and a bad one.
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Management can turn its focus to going on the offense after years of fixing its past regulatory missteps.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
This helps reduce awkward missteps under load.
—Julia Eskins, Outside, 22 Sep. 2025
Nike has been struggling to regain its momentum after a series of missteps under former chief executive officer John Donahoe.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Management can turn its focus to going on the offense after years of fixing its past regulatory missteps.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
This helps reduce awkward missteps under load.
—Julia Eskins, Outside, 22 Sep. 2025
Nike has been struggling to regain its momentum after a series of missteps under former chief executive officer John Donahoe.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misstep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstep
Noun
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And Apple has no plans to release Veritas as a standalone consumer app, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who calls this a mistake, and is calling for Apple to release the AI chatbot as a standalone app.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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But even his mistakes were committed in his desire to protect the integrity of the institution he’d been appointed to lead.—
Billy Ray,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The harsh taste of a blunder at Bethpage Black.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Again, special teams blunders set the defense up in poor position, but the defense ultimately coughed up big gains on the ground.—
Mike Kaye
September 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Vehicles included in this recall may have an error in the instrument panel software at startup, failing to show speed, brake system information, and tire pressure warning lights.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Yes, plenty of errors were made — six of them by shortstop Trevor Story in September alone — but errors are different from gaffes.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstep. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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