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as in mischievous
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior
blamed the prank on errant students
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as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
the errant gunslinger as a standard character in western novels
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Recent Examples of errant
An errant social media post from Trump was sufficient to move the conversation of the entire primary field, and most of the Trump-free debates still started with questions about his campaign.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
In Douglass’ overtime possession, an errant pitch by quarterback Che’ Pinkney resulted in a scramble for the ball and a 17-yard loss to the 27, and the Eagles never got closer than the 16.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
Think of all the errant post-entry passes that sail out of bounds or get picked off by an opponent.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Then, our hero (played by Anthony Edwards) discovers from an errant pay-phone call that nuclear war has started.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 July 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
In Douglass’ overtime possession, an errant pitch by quarterback Che’ Pinkney resulted in a scramble for the ball and a 17-yard loss to the 27, and the Eagles never got closer than the 16.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
Think of all the errant post-entry passes that sail out of bounds or get picked off by an opponent.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Then, our hero (played by Anthony Edwards) discovers from an errant pay-phone call that nuclear war has started.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for errant
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Her mischievous blue eyes and sparkle are remembered with fondness.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Jan. 2025
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There was a brief flurry of excitement this week when Coritiba, a club in the Brazilian second division, announced that Neymar would be signing for them, but that turned out to be the result of some mischievous scamps who hacked their website.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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The traditionally nomadic community is particularly impoverished in Israel and has suffered from neglect and marginalization.—
Tia Goldenberg and Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Set it up permanently on your own slice of land or use it as a nomadic base camp while traveling.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Jan. 2025
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Making things worse, someone out there was naughty, preventing Santa from conducting his typical year-end rally in the stock market.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2025
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A little naughty and a little nice, the delectable scent spotlights black cherry, Bourbon vanilla, hazelnut and almond cream.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Trump's first term was considered really bad at -4%.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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Related to this, the second Trump administration begins in a much worse fiscal place as the first Trump government did in 2016.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Errant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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