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peccadilloes

noun

variants or peccadillos
plural of peccadillo
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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Recent Examples of peccadilloes There are, of course, peccadilloes in any minor-league park. — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peccadilloes
  1. crimes
  2. errors
  3. foibles
Noun
  • Taylor, who led the rebel movement before becoming Liberia's president, was later convicted of aiding and abetting crimes committed by rebel forces in neighboring Sierra Leone.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Yet, punishing such authoritarian lawbreakers for their domestic and international crimes is essential, in my view.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of crimes
Noun
  • Subsequent investigations by an inspector general and Justice Department prosecutors identified errors by FBI agents but found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by senior law enforcement officials nor proof of an anti-Trump conspiracy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Any factual errors can be identified during the reporting process.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of errors
Noun
  • Perhaps why the comparatively slim amount of time spent on Borges’ late-in-life political foibles and fascist sympathizing is so uninspired — restrained, workmanlike, intentionally unprovocative, compulsory.
    — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Julie Nolke, a viral YouTube star who comedically dissects the anxieties and foibles of Millennial woman, is creating a new series for the service.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of foibles

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“Peccadilloes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peccadilloes. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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