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as in mistakes
a wrong judgment
another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up
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as in blunders
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
a misstep that could lead to disaster
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Recent Examples of missteps
Already bruised by a series of missteps since Labour returned to power less than two years ago, Starmer has faced calls within his party’s ranks to stand down.
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Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
An emergency meeting of the Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) was held on Tuesday to discuss the aftermath of several mail-in-ballot missteps.
—Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Whether Columbia will ever face legal scrutiny over the unique missteps surrounding its old SSN database, however, remains unclear.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
Ahead, two experts share the most common missteps, plus what to do instead.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Regulatory filing missteps Other hazards lurk in the S-1 filings themselves.
—Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 3 June 2026
And both argue that the public interest in their past missteps is a waste of time.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
And what missteps are to be avoided?
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Lawmakers need to find ways to raise additional, sustainable revenue over the long term to avoid past budget missteps and support the state’s neediest residents, Martwick said.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
An emergency meeting of the Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) was held on Tuesday to discuss the aftermath of several mail-in-ballot missteps.
—Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Whether Columbia will ever face legal scrutiny over the unique missteps surrounding its old SSN database, however, remains unclear.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
Ahead, two experts share the most common missteps, plus what to do instead.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Regulatory filing missteps Other hazards lurk in the S-1 filings themselves.
—Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 3 June 2026
And both argue that the public interest in their past missteps is a waste of time.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
And what missteps are to be avoided?
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Lawmakers need to find ways to raise additional, sustainable revenue over the long term to avoid past budget missteps and support the state’s neediest residents, Martwick said.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missteps
Noun
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Defense attorney Alexandra Kazarian said California politicians are repeating age-old mistakes of trying to arrest their way out of a mental health crisis.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Some mistakes also went viral, creating an embarrassing moment for McDonald's and raising questions about whether the technology was ready for the drive-thru.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Once again, Towns, who hadn’t gotten into foul trouble in what felt like a basketball eternity, pulled off a series of blunders, picking up two fouls in the game’s opening 62 seconds.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Read on to see the beauty blunders, silly styling and overall head-to-toe outfits that these stars regret.—
Tanisha Bhat,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The danger of hallucinations means health officials must tread with caution, given the outsized impact that errors could have in the response to a public emergency.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
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The model writes the code, runs the tests, reads the errors, fixes the code, runs the tests again, and reports back when something is shipped.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Missteps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missteps. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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