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
Rather than having to design a vehicle or device around a battery brick, builders could theoretically structure the battery to fit into the optimal space in the vehicle or gadget.
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New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
Guests will queue up within a large, red brick, garage-style structure before getting into the ride vehicles, modeled after several cars featured in the films before catapulting along an aerial track that winds its way over the theme park.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
The house features a red brick facaded with a white colonnaded porch and balcony.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjacent to the living room is a spacious dining area, with sliding-glass doors that open to a private brick patio surrounded by greenery and views of the building’s gardens.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
Guests will queue up within a large, red brick, garage-style structure before getting into the ride vehicles, modeled after several cars featured in the films before catapulting along an aerial track that winds its way over the theme park.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
The house features a red brick facaded with a white colonnaded porch and balcony.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjacent to the living room is a spacious dining area, with sliding-glass doors that open to a private brick patio surrounded by greenery and views of the building’s gardens.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick
Noun
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However, a few hours later, Party admitted that recording and teasing the song was a mistake.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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Closing Rockledge hospital is a mistake The recent decision by Orlando Health to close its Rockledge Hospital will cost lives in Cocoa.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The pressure to manage heavy caseloads, navigate complex legal systems and meet client demands often leaves little room for error (or rest).—
Raquel Gomes,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Unfortunately, errors happen not just to us, but to others.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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Still, many in Kenya condemned the talks as a political blunder by President William Ruto, and called on him to reverse course.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The verdict came after a blunder by Miami-Dade state prosecutors, who felt the need to apologize to jurors for not identifying a purse on the couch next to where Knighton was sitting in Blount’s apartment when she was shot.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Brick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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