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Verb
The ball went right to him but he flubbed the catch.
The actress flubbed several lines.
Noun
when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 16 July 2024
To further the hagiography, the script flubs its own plot points.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Those type of flubs will likely make progressive allies more nervous about his condition, and will be swarmed by political foes on the right who for years have depicted Biden as feeble.
—Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2024
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Verb
One take:Ingrid Andress flubbed the national anthem.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 16 July 2024
To further the hagiography, the script flubs its own plot points.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
Elsewhere in the interview, Ferrell explained why the mysterious line flub happened.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Those type of flubs will likely make progressive allies more nervous about his condition, and will be swarmed by political foes on the right who for years have depicted Biden as feeble.
—Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2024
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flub. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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