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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
the marketing director made sure there were no slipups for the important presentation
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as in miscalculation
a wrong judgment
ran a flawless campaign—not a single slipup
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as in to fumble
to make a mistake
if you slip up in copying the data, the final result will of course be wrong
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Recent Examples of slipup
Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Any slipup could mean official sanction, loss of position or worse.
—John M. Kinder, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Nobody notices when the bassist slips up.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Only a Game 3 slipup at home (5-1) marred what was otherwise a masterful performance, keeping the league-leading Lightning (1st in NHL in goals) to just 12 goals in five games.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Any slipup could mean official sanction, loss of position or worse.
—John M. Kinder, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
Verb
Their current lead in the division gives them a bit of leeway to slip up and lose a few games.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Nobody notices when the bassist slips up.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipup
Noun
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But Trump has seemed to suggest that the drone incident may have been a mistake.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Consumer Behavior Supports Continued Innovation One of leaders’ biggest mistakes during volatile periods is assuming all consumer behavior changes negatively.—
Talbott Roche,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lucille Ball once lost her glasses on stage at the Emmys and had to fumble her way through.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Seconds thereafter, the Clippers fumbled the ball away once again, setting up Gloucester with another short field.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shrader missed badly from 60 yards but Tillman’s infraction gave the Colts another untimed down and Shrader nailed the do-over to give Indy its first 2-0 start since 2009 and send the Broncos home with big regrets over their blunder.—
Arnie Stapleton,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pittsburgh Steelers kick returner Kaleb Johnson suffered an unfortunate blunder during the team’s game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Inspired by true events, The Rip centers on a team of Miami police officers who stumble upon millions in cash during a raid of a stash house.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Rise of Long-Horizon Capital Where VCs stumbled, others seized control.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An aircraft flying without GPS can accumulate miles of error in just hours.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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FanDuel acknowledged the error in the way the game score was displayed and pinned it on a third-party provider.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Several videos begin with Taddese’s friend, who wore a white shirt and gray pants, pushing a persondown as that individual trips him.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Bora Bora, trips with Bora Diving Center (by Eleuthera) are another good bet for seeing mantas and schooling eagle rays within the famous lagoon.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Crosby can’t afford to screw up his endgame in Pittsburgh because losing a perfect game with two outs in the ninth wouldn’t be right, not for a man of his character.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Best of all though is Reeves, channeling his own 1989 comic past from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure or a bit of Todd Higgins from Parenthood to bring deadpan delight as the well-meaning but constantly screwing up angel trying to do good but being so bad at it.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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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 18 Sep. 2025.
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