screwups

plural of screwup

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for screwups
Noun
  • However, from time to time mistakes will be made and we will not be held liable.
    Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • From a potentially serious injury sustained by linebacker Dwight Nunoo to a multitude of mistakes, Saturday’s 51-10 loss to the host Connecticut Huskies (4-2) was devastating to FIU (2-3).
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hamburger patties are made from all-American beef, with whole chucks boned and ground by in-house butchers, delivered fresh and never frozen.
    George A. Paul, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This steakhouse has its own butchers shop right next door and serves four different kinds of beef, including Kobe beef, Japanese wagyu, North American wagyu and USDA prime.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Even when Charlotte did have momentum, there were unforced errors, penalties, and turnovers that resulted in more South Florida points.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Even the slightest variation can cause errors in quantum computers, sensors, or communications systems.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Again, special teams blunders set the defense up in poor position, but the defense ultimately coughed up big gains on the ground.
    Mike Kaye September 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Just as Russ is about to reach the pinnacle of college athletic achievement, a pair of blunders torpedo the season, his public image and his future professional career.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Screwups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwups. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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