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Recent Examples of slipup
Noun
And the last two weeks might have offered a glimpse into rest of the 2024 campaign in which any slipup or sign of fatigue from Biden will feed more ammunition to detractors. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024 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
Verb
Some accounts occasionally slipped up and posted in Chinese. Shannon Bond, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024 Hyperbole alert: The narration slipped up toward the end of the episode. Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slipup 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipup
Noun
  • 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
  • Surprisingly, Danni doesn’t see it as a mistake and would kiss him again.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • After wide receiver Courtland Sutton fumbled at the goal line, the Panthers marched down the field on a 10-play, 98-yard scoring drive, which ended with Young finding Coker for a 15-yard touchdown pass.
    Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Even in that moment, he got stuck on a couple of words and fumbled the line.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Surveyors reportedly stumbled upon the endangered bees during an environmental review of the area, forcing regulators to suspend the project.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In the fall of 2022, a Princeton University graduate student named Carolina Figueiredo stumbled onto a massive coincidence.
    Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Of the almost 600,000 electric scooter trips the city logged between May and September, Lime accounted for about 89% and Spin, its competitor, made up the remaining.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Consider light-colored clothing or reflective tape for costumes, and adjust costume length to avoid tripping.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Myers nails the realistic teen who is a far cry from the unflappable Nancy Drew, screwing up plenty and often terrified of what she’s gotten herself into.
    Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • My first assumption on the hunt with Walz was that somebody had screwed up, failing to place the birds in the pre-planned locations.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • For just one of 67 counties to use the wrong one could foul up an entire statewide count.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
  • See the stunning shot... AIRLINE 'CHAOS' – A flight was canceled after someone fouled up the aircraft amid delays.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2023

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“Slipup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipup. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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