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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
But Nunn has avoided major missteps, and Republicans remain confident in their chances.
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USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The generally admirable simplicity of Eastwood’s approach does lead to missteps.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
By learning from the crypto industry's missteps—overpromising, poor communication and adversarial stances—AI companies can navigate these challenges more effectively.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The Trump and Harris campaigns are seizing on every misstep to try to squeeze additional votes out of a divided electorate.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The generally admirable simplicity of Eastwood’s approach does lead to missteps.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
By learning from the crypto industry's missteps—overpromising, poor communication and adversarial stances—AI companies can navigate these challenges more effectively.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The Trump and Harris campaigns are seizing on every misstep to try to squeeze additional votes out of a divided electorate.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for misstep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstep
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The Sharks scored first at Madison Square Garden but couldn’t overcome their mistakes in the latter half of the second, allowing three unanswered goals in less than five minutes in a frustrating 3-2 loss to the Rangers in the third game of a four-game road trip.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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As the holiday season approaches, Jordan is turning his mistake into positive action by using his newfound notoriety to help drive donations to the Rocky Hill Human Services Food Bank, his police department said on social media.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The blunder not only allowed a run to score, but extended an inning that would eventually see the Dodgers erase a 5-0 deficit.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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The primary issues facing this company highlighted by Jana are capital misallocation, a series of operational blunders and corporate governance failings.Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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There was also the larger error of anointing Harris without political competition — an insult to the democratic process that handed the nomination to a candidate who, as some of us warned at the time, was exceptionally weak.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Recent polling from the Free Press had indicated that Harris appeared to have a slight, 3-percentage-point lead on Trump in Michigan, though that was within the poll's 4-percentage-point margin of error.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstep. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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