as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below
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Recent Examples of miscue
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Number of the week: 2-13 After Tuesday’s crushing 4-3 loss to the Royals, in which defensive miscues paved the way to a walk-off defeat, and Wednesday’s 2-1 loss, the Sox fell to 2-13 in night games.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Michael Cox, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Shortly afterwards, the Juve no.10 miscued on a cross from the lively Andrea Cambiaso, only for the Bianconeri to recreate the opportunity just minutes later through Conceicao and this time Yildiz would make no mistake.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Those miscues would be forgotten thanks to what happened over the next 20 seconds.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Number of the week: 2-13 After Tuesday’s crushing 4-3 loss to the Royals, in which defensive miscues paved the way to a walk-off defeat, and Wednesday’s 2-1 loss, the Sox fell to 2-13 in night games.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Verb
After the break, Raphinha lobbed against the crossbar and Robert Lewandowski miscued when presented with the game’s simplest chance (although a VAR review might have disallowed the goal for offside).
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Shortly afterwards, the Juve no.10 miscued on a cross from the lively Andrea Cambiaso, only for the Bianconeri to recreate the opportunity just minutes later through Conceicao and this time Yildiz would make no mistake.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscue
Noun
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Choosing smoothies low in protein and fiber, adding sugary ingredients to your smoothie, and using low-calorie smoothies as meal replacements are just some of the smoothie mistakes that could be sabotaging your weight loss efforts.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
3 June 2025
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Unai Simon had made a really bad mistake and Enrique was consoling him after the game.—
The Totally Football Show,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Verb
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In one classic example cited in Science Advances, judges frequently misjudge a defendant’s risk of reoffending.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Yeah, the second twist felt so much like Tucker & Dale and the realizations that characters have after misjudging people.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Viewers speculated whether this was a blunder, power play or something else.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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Many of the nation’s biggest military blunders occurred because there wasn’t enough diversity in the armed forces.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Aside from underestimating the vulnerabilities of Russia’s military, analysts have suggested that Moscow also miscalculated the support Russia would receive from Ukrainians in the country’s east who have close ethnic ties to Russia.—
Ben Horne,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
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One risk is that the pilots will miscalculate which way the other aircraft is moving; another is identifying the wrong aircraft.—
Kate Kelly,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The government has admitted in court that his deportation was an administrative error.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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In 2018, a study by MIT Media Lab revealed that commercial AI systems had error rates of up to 34% for darker-skinned women, compared to just 1% for lighter-skinned men.—
Jessica Smith,
Time,
6 June 2025
Verb
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That’s where arrest reports say Doral residents Manuel Lazzaro and Wilson Muñoz Suarez, neither of whom holds a Florida license, botched surgeries last fall.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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The next inning, Simon straight-up botched a grounder from Wade and then threw wildly on attempt to turn a double play on a bouncer from Tatis.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Anyone who watched Anderson and president Michael Crow bungle their way through a multi-year football crisis and show little regard for diehard fans was understandably skeptical of Crow’s decision to hire from within.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Further investigation showed that the department bungled follow-up care too, failing to investigate the sources of lead exposure for some children.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
Verb
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An exhausted grad student may miscount the number of times two mice bump noses.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Kennedy has downplayed the outbreak, even miscounting deaths, and has suggested remedies, such as vitamin A, to prevent measles that experts advise against.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Miscue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscue. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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