pratfalls

noun

plural of pratfall
as in spills

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  1. spills
  2. falls
  3. missteps
  4. trips
  5. stumbles
  6. headers
  7. slips
Noun
  • Made with a breathable bamboo-viscose surface and waterproof barrier, it's designed to protect against spills without the uncomfortable crinkling of traditional mattress covers.
    — Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Even though there is no one-size-fits-all approach to cleaning rugs, our experts share actionable steps to protect your investment, handle spills, and know when to call a professional.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of spills
Noun
  • The latest tech-bros-suck project to hit the timeline, the eight-episode gets inside the rise and spectacular falls of the founders of crypto empire FTX.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Balance training, such as tai chi and exercises that practice shifting weight from one foot to the other, can improve stability and help prevent falls.
    — Priya Bhardwaj, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of falls
Noun
  • Huang’s missteps comes as a newly Democratic congress is poised to push for stricter export controls on technology like NVIDIA’s advanced chips, and technology executives brace themselves to navigate a much less friendly Washington.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The Republican missteps that led to the party losing control of Congress.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of missteps
Noun
  • Rooms are spacious by Tokyo standards, service is warm and accommodating, and the calm, orderly atmosphere suits quieter family trips.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • On TikTok, subscribers post under #amctheatres, showing off their trips through the A-List priority line near the concession counter.
    — Sofia DiStefano, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of trips
Noun
  • Follow-up stumbles culminated in a marathon three-and-a-half-hour community meeting that collapsed without a resolution.
    — Tara Knight, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Director Mary Robertson calls the documentary a love letter to Perry that includes his stumbles and his humor, portraying addiction as the common enemy.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of stumbles
Noun
  • Other techniques preserve file extensions, manipulate time stamps, corrupt headers and suppress the entropy and encryption changes to evade detection tools.
    — Jim McGann, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • To help textile mills assess the impact of their headers, Fabscrap also developed a Smart Swatch Scorecard, which assigns header designs a grade, based on the number of components and the relative ease of disassembling them.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of headers
Noun
  • Billionaire Ken Griffin is building a megayacht marina in Miami with eight megayacht slips, including one for his 308-foot yacht.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Israelis voting on Tuesday will encounter a smorgasbord of ballot slips printed with the initials and names of no less than 36 parties in the election.
    — Lia Lapidot Aaron Boxerman and Lia Lapidot, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of slips
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