as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below
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Recent Examples of miscue
Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Cole then made the most puzzling of miscues.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Matt Goul, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
Miami also had its first-half scoring drive assisted by an opponent’s special teams miscue.
—David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021
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Noun
The Suns took advantage of the Clippers’ miscues to pull ahead by what looked to be an insurmountable eight-point lead at 115-107 on a floater by Royce O’Neale.
—Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Cole then made the most puzzling of miscues.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
Coach Tim Tyrrell lamented the special teams miscue with a bit of a chuckle.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
Miami also had its first-half scoring drive assisted by an opponent’s special teams miscue.
—David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscue
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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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Surprisingly, Danni doesn’t see it as a mistake and would kiss him again.Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Verb
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This time around, the culprit was a steep hill that the 74-year-old comedian misjudged.Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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The cornerback had the pass read and was in position, like a center fielder who misjudged the wall.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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As Claude leaves a weirdly nonspecific voicemail for Valentina in the next room (another classic blunder), Roselyn scoops some cyanide-containing silver polish out of its container on his desk and stirs it briskly into his tea.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Juan Soto made a key fielding blunder in the bottom of the fifth that turned a Kiké Hernández double into a three-bagger, and Aaron Judge’s bat continues to be a non-factor in this postseason.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Clothes — a common but often miscalculated gift — jewelry, and household goods can all go to a Goodwill location or a local family shelter.Whizy Kim, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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One possibility is that the militant group miscalculated the attention the strike would get from the international community.Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
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While not massively common, losing your kit due to a loading error is very frustrating in a game like Tarkov, so any improvements to reduce the chances of that happening are always going to be a positive.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The results were delayed further because of a tabulation error, though both parties were consulted on the decision to recount nearly 30,000 ballots.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Her 80-year-old father, John, has long accused local police of botching their investigation.Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Alabama had been accused of botching an execution attempt using lethal injection, the default method of putting inmates to death.CBS News, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Boeing bungled its recent mission to ferry astronauts to the ISS so badly that SpaceX has at least a temporary monopoly over astronaut launches from American soil.Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rachel reconnects with Sam, her fellow bottom-feeder, and completely bungles the conversation.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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However, paying through a QR code minimizes the risk of payment errors and prevents miscounting cash or theft.Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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An exhausted grad student may miscount the number of times two mice bump noses.Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Miscue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscue. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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