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Recent Examples of slipup
Noun
But a slipup from either of the North American rivals could lead to an early meeting between two teams that came into the tournament hoping to win the continental championship. Jon Arnold, New York Times, 19 June 2025 The company issued refunds but faced criticism for customer service slipups, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Verb
Here’s where most people slip up. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Many of us slip up from time to time, especially when we're overwhelmed by a sink full of dishes. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slipup
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipup
Noun
  • And Apple has no plans to release Veritas as a standalone consumer app, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who calls this a mistake, and is calling for Apple to release the AI chatbot as a standalone app.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But even his mistakes were committed in his desire to protect the integrity of the institution he’d been appointed to lead.
    Billy Ray, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Last year, Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor celebrated prematurely and fumbled the ball through the back of the end zone on what was going to be a 41-yard TD run.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Cowboys linebacker James Houston caused Love to fumble.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The harsh taste of a blunder at Bethpage Black.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • But there have been some career stumbles recently, a superhero disappointment in particular, that must have complicated Johnson’s conception of his remarkable career.
    Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Vehicles included in this recall may have an error in the instrument panel software at startup, failing to show speed, brake system information, and tire pressure warning lights.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Yes, plenty of errors were made — six of them by shortstop Trevor Story in September alone — but errors are different from gaffes.
    Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Georges Mikautadze tripped before getting back on his feet to score Villarreal’s 18th-minute opener from a Nicolas Pepe assist.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In the Cowboys’ lone OT possession, inside the Packers’ 5-yard line, Dak was feeling some pressure, and running when he was barely tripped from behind by his old teammate to return to the original line of scrimmage.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The steaks have all been beautifully marbled, which makes cooking them pretty hard to screw up.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Having obvious trouble is Lesley, who put a layer of shortbread under her flapjack, which screwed up the cooking time, which screwed up the decorating time, which left Lesley, well, screwed.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Also, if Utah or Miami were to score an upset in the opening round, St. Louis would have first dibs at taking that team instead of Orlando, which would foul up these predictions completely.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Year-long court battles have been waged over exactly how clean the water in the Everglades has to be without fouling up the whole system.
    Alex Harris July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025

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“Slipup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipup. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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