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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
But any missteps or miscalculations by either side could mean that all bets are off.
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Michael Kugelman, Time, 3 May 2025
But a series of missteps by the institution responsible for licensing lawyers has thrown thousands of nascent legal careers into a frustrating limbo.
—Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Over the past few years, healthcare and tech companies have come under scrutiny for similar missteps.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
And while there were a lot of people (hello there, me!) who last year saluted the decision to hire Jerod Mayo as head coach, the missteps began almost immediately.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Michael Kugelman, Time, 3 May 2025
But a series of missteps by the institution responsible for licensing lawyers has thrown thousands of nascent legal careers into a frustrating limbo.
—Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Over the past few years, healthcare and tech companies have come under scrutiny for similar missteps.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
And while there were a lot of people (hello there, me!) who last year saluted the decision to hire Jerod Mayo as head coach, the missteps began almost immediately.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstep
Noun
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Jamie Moraga, Franklin Revere NO: San Diego’s roads are in dire condition after years of deferred maintenance; drastically cutting the road-repair budget now would be a serious mistake.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Honeywell has learned from its mistakes, delivering a sensible forecast during its April 29 quarterly earnings report.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
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The show’s main blunder is that instead of unpacking the various angles of the mob bosses’ corruption, random side stories start popping up.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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But the internal investigation promised by department leaders — a probe of what accounted for the delays and blunders — seemed to go nowhere.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Garcia, who denies gang membership, had an immigration court order protecting him from deportation, which the administration acknowledged was an administrative error.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Betts grounded into a fielder’s choice and reached via an error on a should-have-been 6-3 putout.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstep. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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