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as in mistakes
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 blunders
a wrong judgment
ran a flawless campaign—not a single slipup
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Recent Examples of slipups
This week’s quiz spotlights country confessions and live TV slipups.
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Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Weir's tendency to forget lyrics became a treat for fans at shows, who greeted his slipups with cheers and thunderous applause.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
While the errors did not alter the report’s fundamental findings in either case, the slipups point to risks when corporations rely on still-hallucinatory AI, especially in jobs like consulting that are threatened by the technology.
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Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
26 Nov. 2025
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Weir's tendency to forget lyrics became a treat for fans at shows, who greeted his slipups with cheers and thunderous applause.
—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
While the errors did not alter the report’s fundamental findings in either case, the slipups point to risks when corporations rely on still-hallucinatory AI, especially in jobs like consulting that are threatened by the technology.
—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipups
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The team's mistakes cost the players early on when Germany scored in the 2nd minute to earn the lead.
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Sure, a lot of the mistakes or poor moments in defense can be waved away by recognizing that most of the team’s best defenders were sitting on the bench when the Turks wheeled away in delight with Ayhan’s goal.
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Colorado's rally offset a pair of baserunning blunders that ended the eighth.
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Once again, Towns, who hadn’t gotten into foul trouble in what felt like a basketball eternity, pulled off a series of blunders, picking up two fouls in the game’s opening 62 seconds.
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There were four takes of the first song, ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’, with two being aborted because of technical errors.
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Such a system could dramatically improve legal research and reduce errors.
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“Slipups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipups. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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