as in offence
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark
put the incident down as just a youthful indiscretion
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Recent Examples of indiscretion
There is no rock left unturned and no indiscretion unfound.
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
He was beloved, despite a number of other off-field indiscretions.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2024
But some are put off by her indiscretions and messy personal life.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Here’s Our Not-At-All Crazy Theory Episode 2 of the ABC medical drama begins with Dr. Max and Tristan addressing their romantic indiscretions from last week.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
He was beloved, despite a number of other off-field indiscretions.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2024
But some are put off by her indiscretions and messy personal life.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Here’s Our Not-At-All Crazy Theory Episode 2 of the ABC medical drama begins with Dr. Max and Tristan addressing their romantic indiscretions from last week.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscretion
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Sunday, Stroud threw two interceptions and ran out of the back of the end zone while avoiding a pass rusher with 1:13 left, a blunder that resulted in a safety that sealed the Tennessee Titans’ 32-27 victory.Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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The biggest drama surrounding the Browns this season has nothing to do with quarterback play, personnel decisions or on-field blunders.Troy Smith, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
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Currency with mistakes can also be worth a lot, so be on the lookout for modern dimes without the S mark.Miguel Legoas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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But getting the technology to follow open-ended commands reliably remains a challenge, with the risk that errors could translate into costly and hard-to-undo mistakes.Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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The result is global English but one without the imprecision and solecism implied by that label.Colin Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2022
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And a single word couldn’t be a dead giveaway either, no matter how much people would like to portray the use of pled rather than pleaded as an obvious Trumpian solecism, especially when Dowd himself has been documented using pled at least once.Ben Zimmer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2017
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By empowering legal teams to achieve accurate, timely SEC compliance, his innovations help companies avoid costly errors and regulatory issues, ultimately supporting investor confidence and market integrity.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Externalities can and do bring on higher prices without having anything to do with currency error.John Tamny, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The Dodgers, of course, rallied from a 5-0 deficit when the Yankees suffered an epic meltdown in the top of the fifth, committing two physical errors and one mental gaffe that allowed the Dodgers to score five unearned runs in an eventual 7-6 series-clinching win.Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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But the gaffes, misreads and contradictions by the 13-person committee were frequent and severe.Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Indiscretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscretion. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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