as in blunders
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a problem that makes a situation difficult or confusing
A major scheduling snafu led to two meetings starting at the same time.
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Recent Examples of snafus
That’s the best way to avoid any snafus.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
With individuals driving their own cars in a tunnel, the potential for accidents and other snafus would likely increase and raise the risk of a severe backlog in a single-lane tunnel.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
While mistakes are rare across the royal family's social media channels, snafus still happen.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Travel insurance policies offer a financial backstop to buyers for various unforeseen snafus, like having to pay for medical care abroad or for a hotel room after a flight delay or cancellation.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Pro tip Tack on a night at the Balmoral prior to the trip to avoid any travel snafus scuttling your voyage, and perhaps a few more on the back end to allow proper time to reacclimate.
—Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
But there have been several snafus since the since the service opened to the public in November 2024.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025
Your typical tech snafus are on the scene with Mercury retrograding into Scorpio.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Royd and Robert are making headway on repairing and upgrading the Mecha Man suit, albeit with a few snafus.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
With individuals driving their own cars in a tunnel, the potential for accidents and other snafus would likely increase and raise the risk of a severe backlog in a single-lane tunnel.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
While mistakes are rare across the royal family's social media channels, snafus still happen.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Travel insurance policies offer a financial backstop to buyers for various unforeseen snafus, like having to pay for medical care abroad or for a hotel room after a flight delay or cancellation.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Pro tip Tack on a night at the Balmoral prior to the trip to avoid any travel snafus scuttling your voyage, and perhaps a few more on the back end to allow proper time to reacclimate.
—Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
But there have been several snafus since the since the service opened to the public in November 2024.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025
Your typical tech snafus are on the scene with Mercury retrograding into Scorpio.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Royd and Robert are making headway on repairing and upgrading the Mecha Man suit, albeit with a few snafus.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snafus
Noun
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But that’s only because of the multiple strategic blunders from the summer that were Ctrl-Z’d in the swap.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The results weren’t so good for the Los Angeles Rams as special teams blunders and shoddy defense led to two losses in those game, including a 31-27 defeat in the NFC title game.—
Josh Dubow,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Gulutzan is just hopeful that his team can learn from its mistakes.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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In environments where young people have few chances to recover from mistakes, those mistakes can be much more damaging, and the temptations can feel more overwhelming.—
Mark Mitchell,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Transcript text may be revised to correct errors or match updates to audio.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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Texas coach Vic Schaefer has also yanked post players Justice Carlton and Ashton Judd after on-court errors in the first half, and the Longhorns entered this timeout with four guards and Oldacre on the court.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Snafus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snafus. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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