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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
This leads us on an intimate, and at times funny, journey of self-discovery and missteps told in five chapters over the course of a critical year in Robin’s life.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
On water, that means working with more efficient districts to learn what’s working, not asking ratepayers to cover for ongoing missteps at the regional level.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Tony Vitello, who was coaching in the SEC a year ago, has had his share of missteps.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
This misstep wasn’t something on the court.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
On water, that means working with more efficient districts to learn what’s working, not asking ratepayers to cover for ongoing missteps at the regional level.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Tony Vitello, who was coaching in the SEC a year ago, has had his share of missteps.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
This misstep wasn’t something on the court.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstep
Noun
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Kreider made no mistake hammering the puck past Hart from the low slot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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That will also be a huge difference from the Orbán regime, when there was no responsibility or consequences of any crime, any political mistake.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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In a recent tactical blunder, the first lady’s farcical rollout of a teacher robot made unusually clear what this administration really thinks of children, teachers and schools.—
Randi Weingarten,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Although the mom of four appeared to spend the rest of her night faux pas-free, she's had to handle sartorial blunders before.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Mayer advanced to third on a subsequent error by Walls trying to flip the ball to second base, which scored Yoshida, and came home himself on Caleb Durbin’s RBI single, tying the game at 3-3.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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He was found dead by suicide in his jail cell that August — the result of what federal investigators concluded in 2023 was a cascade of misconduct, negligence and errors by staff at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstep. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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