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as in mischievous
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior
blamed the prank on errant students
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as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
the errant gunslinger as a standard character in western novels
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Recent Examples of errant
The errant email came as millions of federal employees were presented with an offer to take early retirement last week.
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William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
An errant hammer throw killed a spectator at a Colorado track and field meet.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Family and friends are mourning the death of a man who was hit by an errant weight at his son's high school athletic event in Colorado.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Western travelers might think twice before making Rossiya their choice for a maiden 747 flight, because of difficulties traveling to Moscow, the danger of errant missiles like the ones that destroyed an Embraer ERJ-190 operated by Azerbaijani Air in December, and global sanctions on Russia.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
An errant hammer throw killed a spectator at a Colorado track and field meet.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Family and friends are mourning the death of a man who was hit by an errant weight at his son's high school athletic event in Colorado.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Western travelers might think twice before making Rossiya their choice for a maiden 747 flight, because of difficulties traveling to Moscow, the danger of errant missiles like the ones that destroyed an Embraer ERJ-190 operated by Azerbaijani Air in December, and global sanctions on Russia.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for errant
Adjective
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Michelle Trachtenberg's fans are remembering her in one of her most mischievous roles.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Addressing his health issues and impact of his Parkinson’s diagnosis, the film showcases the central role music continues to play in Ozzy’s life, also proving his mischievous sense of humor remains resolutely intact, despite it all.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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Oded took pride in his work helping the traditionally nomadic Bedouin people of the Negev Desert, his daughter told The Associated Press, describing a case that went to Israel’s High Court and resulted in the return of some of their land.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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Others helped governments protect against diseases like polio and measles in conflict zones and among nomadic groups.—
Apoorva Mandavilli,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There’s nice Torrey Pines and naughty Torrey Pines.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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So Robert here, sitting in broad daylight smack bang in downtown Portland with four fentanyl pills on open display beside him, is now being slightly legally naughtier than during decriminalization.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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The state of our budget and our debt is bad for the country and bad for working families.—
Charlotte Alter,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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However, irrational exuberance can leads stocks of good companies to be bad stocks.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Errant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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