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or peccadillos
as in crimes
a small mistake or fault that is not regarded as very bad or serious
His political career was marked by numerous peccadillos, but no huge scandals.
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Noun
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The crimes with which she has been charged are trumped up and her arrest is a cynical ploy by the junta headed by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to cling onto power.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025 -
This significant sentence reflects the seriousness of those crimes.—
Landon Mion , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Orlando dominated the home stretch, however, by capitalizing on a string of Celtics errors.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Tied again at 21, the Rattlers had three hitting errors down the stretch.—
Tim Meehan SD,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Yet where experimentation generally teaches new lessons, this felt more like reinforcement of where England are good and where England still have problems, a performance punctuated by familiar defensive frustrations and foibles.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The defense also had some high-profile foibles.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Peccadilloes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peccadilloes. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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