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Examples of slipup in a Sentence
Noun
We were late because of a slipup in the schedule.
the marketing director made sure there were no slipups for the important presentation
Verb
if you slip up in copying the data, the final result will of course be wrong
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
The work from May was focused on reducing the logical slipups made by large language models (LLMs).
—Will Knight, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
Berridge said our outdated understanding of dopamine is so deeply ingrained that many neuroscientists still slip up.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 22 May 2024
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Noun
In another slipup, Snake developers forgot to scrub the finished code for a new version of programming artifacts.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
The work from May was focused on reducing the logical slipups made by large language models (LLMs).
—Will Knight, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
Verb
Any slip up or stumble will fuel concerns about his mental acuity and feed into fears Biden is past his prime.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
Berridge said our outdated understanding of dopamine is so deeply ingrained that many neuroscientists still slip up.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 22 May 2024
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“Slipup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slipup. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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