as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
he dropped a brick that had his friends helpless with laughter
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Recent Examples of brick
The tiny home’s flooring, doors, and layout can be completely customized as well as the appearance of the exterior’s aluminum siding, which can be designed to look like natural wood or brick.
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
There, the organization found at least three crematoriums with incinerated skeletal remains hidden under a layer of earth and a brick slab.
—Belén Zapata, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Now, two major U.S. toy companies are launching new brands of bricks in hopes of capturing some of Lego’s lucrative market share in the construction toy category.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The Harvard Square Business Association salvaged hundreds of bricks from the plaza and is selling some for $25 each to benefit homeless youth.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
There, the organization found at least three crematoriums with incinerated skeletal remains hidden under a layer of earth and a brick slab.
—Belén Zapata, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Now, two major U.S. toy companies are launching new brands of bricks in hopes of capturing some of Lego’s lucrative market share in the construction toy category.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The Harvard Square Business Association salvaged hundreds of bricks from the plaza and is selling some for $25 each to benefit homeless youth.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick
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Before formally apologizing to her, Phillips tells Danny about how the stringent demands of Dr. Broussard, who visited Maguire in Episode 4, led him to nick a vessel during an outpatient procedure on a 20-year-old man named Julio, and Phillips’ parents then covered up his fatal mistake.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Nuggets Podcast: Russell Westbrook’s Minnesota mistake, the Western pecking order and a confidence game Jalen Pickett got advice from Chris Paul once.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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Baker expressed skepticism about the poll, questioning the reliability due to the small sample size and margin of error.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2025
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Unlike previous quantum attempts plagued by instability, Majorana 1 uses a new class of qubits resistant to errors, making scalable quantum computing a reality.—
Sarah Choudhary,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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After coalescing with ultranationalists to establish the nation's furthest right government in late 2022, the former special forces commando who had already become Israel's longest serving premier largely deflected criticism over the intelligence blunder of October 7, 2023.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Yet, the Trump White House and leading Republicans in Congress have tried mightily to put a positive spin on the colossal blunder, even as Democrats pounced on it.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Brick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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