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as in mistake
a wrong judgment
another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up
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as in blunder
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
a misstep that could lead to disaster
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Recent Examples of misstep
The report, which was submitted to the New South Wales Ministry of Health on Dec. 20, pointed out a number of missteps in the case, according to Sky News, news.com.au and the New York Post.
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David Chiu, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Heather’s misstep leads to a one-way angsty screaming match between her and Jim.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Both missteps reflected a broader unwillingness to contend with tradeoffs in economic policy and allowed Trump to ride a wave of discontent back into the White House.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
Image The missteps of the medical establishment didn’t stop with the first wave.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Heather’s misstep leads to a one-way angsty screaming match between her and Jim.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Both missteps reflected a broader unwillingness to contend with tradeoffs in economic policy and allowed Trump to ride a wave of discontent back into the White House.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
Image The missteps of the medical establishment didn’t stop with the first wave.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstep
Noun
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However, a few hours later, Party admitted that recording and teasing the song was a mistake.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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Closing Rockledge hospital is a mistake The recent decision by Orlando Health to close its Rockledge Hospital will cost lives in Cocoa.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Still, many in Kenya condemned the talks as a political blunder by President William Ruto, and called on him to reverse course.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The verdict came after a blunder by Miami-Dade state prosecutors, who felt the need to apologize to jurors for not identifying a purse on the couch next to where Knighton was sitting in Blount’s apartment when she was shot.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And that’s before factoring in an error in the data published on DOGE’s website that mislabels a contract as $8 billion, which was later corrected in the federal database to only be $8 million.—
Bloomberg News,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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But the employee also explained that the recent layoffs will reduce the agency’s ability to defend against IT or security errors, on top of diminishing morale.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstep. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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