1
as in to stumble
to make a mistake
we badly erred when we calculated the driving distance
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2
as in to trespass
to commit an offense
when we err, we must be willing to accept the consequences
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Recent Examples of err
On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit appeals court judges ruled that their district court colleague erred in relying on the 2020 court order.
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Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
The Court will consider whether or not the lower court erred in ruling that the Higher Education Act of 1965 doesn't allow for borrowers to file for borrower defense before default.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
The court found that Lewis Kaplan did not err in allowing that video to be shown.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
Key Facts The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said Trump’s appeal failed to demonstrate the district court erred in its ruling and his appeal does not entitle him to a new trial.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
The Court will consider whether or not the lower court erred in ruling that the Higher Education Act of 1965 doesn't allow for borrowers to file for borrower defense before default.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
The court found that Lewis Kaplan did not err in allowing that video to be shown.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
Key Facts The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said Trump’s appeal failed to demonstrate the district court erred in its ruling and his appeal does not entitle him to a new trial.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for err
Verb
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Liv hesitates, does awkward stumble toward her, drops head onto Sally’s shoulder.—
George Saunders,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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But after entering the All-Star break holding a Wild Card, Boston stumbled almost immediately in the second half.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2025
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Even before the treaty’s ratification, white settlers trespassed on the Nez Perce reservation in search of gold, according to the National Park Service.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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For example, Henry can trespass on private property and sneak in a nap in a stranger’s bed or eat from their pot of stew at the risk of getting caught by the homeowner and driven out of town.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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Snoop Dogg couldn't fumble the opportunity to roast the nearly 50-year age gap between football coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend at the NFL Honors.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The seventh season will no doubt spotlight Leclerc’s win in his native Monaco, Norris fumbling his first WDC and Carlos Sainz’s search for an F1 seat after Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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Each August, visiting Grandma Ida, my husband and son and I would wander the city (Detroit Institute of the Arts!—
SPIN Contributor,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Then, caught in a flood that submerges everything, the cat ascends and eventually wanders toward a boat with a capybara, lemur, stork, and golden retriever.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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Its textured bottom grips the floor, preventing the mat from slipping or sliding, while its sloped edge is designed to reduce users’ risk of tripping over the mat.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Butler fit in fine, but the Warriors around him tripped over themselves.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Good news for green energy The cost of a utility-scale solar panels has fallen 82% since 2010, according to the the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Miami won the Supporters Shield last season after the best regular season record in MLS history, but the team fell short in the playoffs, losing in the first round to Atlanta United.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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Did the practitioners of the Pax sometimes blunder?—
Bret Stephens,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Trump blundered forward before experts from the National Transportation Safety Board announced a careful, deliberative process to determine the cause and before the black boxes were recovered from the freezing Potomac.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And then there were the signings who, without wishing to be cruel, strayed dangerously close to being acts of desperation.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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As Taylor, the Nez Perce Tribe’s watershed division director, looked on and the pair pushed against the current to spawn, his thoughts strayed elsewhere in the same watershed.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Err.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/err. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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