as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it
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as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
added too much flour and flubbed the gravy
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as in to stumble
to make a mistake
at some point in your training you're going to flub, so don't let it rattle you
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Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
The 78-year-old presumptive GOP nominee rambles, rants, lies and makes verbal flubs, such as confusing Nikki Haley for Nancy Pelosi.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Andy Andersen, Vulture, 29 Feb. 2024
After an impressive display on the vault, Biles struggled in her second apparatus, the uneven bars, flubbing her transition from the upper bar to the lower bar.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Not much happened in his office this week other than a notable flub while giving a speech that included an apology to Native Americans for the country’s scandalous treatment of young schoolchildren.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
The 78-year-old presumptive GOP nominee rambles, rants, lies and makes verbal flubs, such as confusing Nikki Haley for Nancy Pelosi.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Verb
Tin Tin flubs it on that last part, giving up the name at the Ministry in a pinch.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 29 Feb. 2024
After an impressive display on the vault, Biles struggled in her second apparatus, the uneven bars, flubbing her transition from the upper bar to the lower bar.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flub
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Here are some of the characteristics of second best parenting: Welcomes mistakes.Jazmin Towe, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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Actual possession of a weapon is irrelevant and mistakes happen, Stephens said in court, adding that what matters is how Hill’s hand was presented with a glint of steel.Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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After wide receiver Courtland Sutton fumbled at the goal line, the Panthers marched down the field on a 10-play, 98-yard scoring drive, which ended with Young finding Coker for a 15-yard touchdown pass.Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2024
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Even in that moment, he got stuck on a couple of words and fumbled the line.ABC NEWS, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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The Denver Nuggets have stumbled to a bumpy start this season, even while being generally healthy.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The search party has stumbled upon two marble statues—the amplituhedron and now surfaceology.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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The primary issues facing this company highlighted by Jana are capital misallocation, a series of operational blunders and corporate governance failings.Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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The blunder not only allowed a run to score, but extended an inning that would eventually see the Dodgers erase a 5-0 deficit.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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It is defined by his combative personality, his lack of inhibitions, his willingness to ignore democratic norms to go places others won’t and blow past previous political boundaries in ways many find alarming − such as threatening to use the military against Americans who oppose him.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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For nonprofits reliant on city funding, the winds of political change can blow your funding off the map.Tylor Taylor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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One survey of 2,561 DMT users found that more than half who identified as atheists before their DMT trips no longer identified as atheist afterward.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Even trips home from mundane places that don’t demand performance or the luxury will be enhanced by M power.Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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There was also the larger error of anointing Harris without political competition — an insult to the democratic process that handed the nomination to a candidate who, as some of us warned at the time, was exceptionally weak.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Recent polling from the Free Press had indicated that Harris appeared to have a slight, 3-percentage-point lead on Trump in Michigan, though that was within the poll's 4-percentage-point margin of error.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Debra Blum received a $125,000 settlement from a lawyer who botched her personal physical injury suit.Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lost during last week’s inquisition into the Hail Mary and botched fullback dive was a careful examination of more macro issues the Bears are dealing with.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flub. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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