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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
the marketing director made sure there were no slipups for the important presentation
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as in miscalculation
a wrong judgment
ran a flawless campaign—not a single slipup
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as in to fumble
to make a mistake
if you slip up in copying the data, the final result will of course be wrong
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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
Shannon Bond, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
Hyperbole alert: The narration slipped up toward the end of the episode.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipup
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Actual possession of a weapon is irrelevant and mistakes happen, Stephens said in court, adding that what matters is how Hill’s hand was presented with a glint of steel.Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Here are some of the characteristics of second best parenting: Welcomes mistakes.Jazmin Towe, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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Carolina players also showed some frustration just before Sutton fumbled the ball at the goal line with 2 minutes, 13 seconds remaining.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2024
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Corey Ballentine was also credited with fumbling a punt, but that mishap happened when return man Keisean Nixon pulled away at the last minute.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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The French might be sad if Emily leaves for Italy, but Americans in Paris are unlikely to shed any tears; many of them have had enough of the Chicago native’s absent-minded cultural blunders.Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2024
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Now the business is fighting for its survival after a series of operational blunders wrecked its growth plans.Shawn Tully, Fortune Europe, 10 Oct. 2024
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The costume designer had stumbled across a documentary about mushrooms.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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Exhausted and hungry, the prospectors stumbled into Dawson City in the late summer of 1898 after a grueling journey—and found what must have seemed a mirage.Melanie Haiken, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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With these real-time insights and data from sales and purchase reports, smart shelves can provide recommendations. Benefits Of Smart Shelves With real-time identification and analytics, retailers can significantly reduce errors in inventory management, enhancing overall accuracy.Shivaprakash S Nagaraj, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The results are within the poll’s margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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There are some red herrings that almost tripped me up.Kris Holt, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Brain scans taken before, during and after people are tripping on psilocybin show the brain becomes desynchronized —disrupting those negative thoughts and allowing people to see themselves differently.Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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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
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And this coming from a guy who was pushed out of his own company for screwing up the response to one of those hard-to-predict edge cases (a human driver struck a pedestrian, sending her flying into the path of one of Cruise’s robotaxis).Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2024
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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
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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 5 Nov. 2024.
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