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
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
For most of the game, the Panthers battered the Maple Leafs on the forecheck and slowed them through the neutral zone, steadily building a 3-1 lead, thanks largely to Toronto’s penalty-killing miscues.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
The Sea Lions went 4-for-12 from 3-point range in the first half and shot one free throw (Barnes made it) while turning it over seven times, miscues the visitors turned into nine points.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
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Noun
The Sharks took the lead at 2:13 of the second, thanks to a defensive miscue by the B’s.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
For most of the game, the Panthers battered the Maple Leafs on the forecheck and slowed them through the neutral zone, steadily building a 3-1 lead, thanks largely to Toronto’s penalty-killing miscues.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
While Granada capitalized on De La Salle miscues, the Matadors’ defense played a near-flawless game.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
The Sea Lions went 4-for-12 from 3-point range in the first half and shot one free throw (Barnes made it) while turning it over seven times, miscues the visitors turned into nine points.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscue
Noun
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There have been expensive product mistakes and lots of trial and error with brushes, clips, hair dryers….—
Liz Krieger,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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Case in point, over one-third of a side’s chance creation from a one-off mistake by their opponent, isn’t a formula for lasting success.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Panama goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera grossly misjudged the flight of the ball, missing Roberto Alvarado’s cross completely.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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As evidenced by what went down on Wednesday night, Harrison and team owner Patrick Dumont badly misjudged how the fans would handle this trade.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The lawyer, author and consulting firm CEO has spent more than 30 years counseling people through their biggest blunders and controversies, from former president George H. W. Bush to Fortune 500 CEOs and professional athletes.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russell Westbrook bounced back from his decisive blunder against Minnesota by scoring a season-high 30 points and adding 11 rebounds, six assists and three steals.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Gage also miscalculated on the matter of disarming the colonists.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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But Aldrich had miscalculated and Hull had been too gloomy.—
Jesse Eisinger,
ProPublica,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the last two decades, five helicopters on commercial sightseeing flights have crashed into the Hudson and East rivers due to mechanical failures, pilot errors, or collisions, resulting in 20 fatalities.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the last two decades, five helicopters on commercial sightseeing flights have fallen into the Hudson and East rivers as a result of mechanical failures, pilot errors or collisions, killing 20 people.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Deborah botches the presser that follows by refusing to respond to ageist, sexist questions with witty banter — a totally foreseeable scenario that Ava anticipated and prepared for, but Deborah tossed Ava’s jokes in the trash.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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To read Scott is to feel the fatalistic sense that civilization may have been botched from the beginning.—
Nikil Saval,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Has Trump bungled the economy? President Donald Trump’s approval ratings on the economy and inflation have fallen after weeks of tariff policy twists and turmoil in the stock market, according to a new poll.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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These are times the team put themselves in a position to pick up one point — and sometimes two — and bungled it.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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