as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below
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Recent Examples of miscue
Dan Carson, Chron, 22 Sep. 2024
Saying he’s got to do a better job doesn’t solve anything but there are plenty of players who will duck that and leave teammates to answer questions for their own miscues.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
Matt Goul, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
Miami also had its first-half scoring drive assisted by an opponent’s special teams miscue.
—David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021
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Noun
Such miscues were on Manning's mind when he was asked to assess his performance after the game.
—Dan Carson, Chron, 22 Sep. 2024
Saying he’s got to do a better job doesn’t solve anything but there are plenty of players who will duck that and leave teammates to answer questions for their own miscues.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
Coach Tim Tyrrell lamented the special teams miscue with a bit of a chuckle.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
Miami also had its first-half scoring drive assisted by an opponent’s special teams miscue.
—David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscue
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The Sharks scored first at Madison Square Garden but couldn’t overcome their mistakes in the latter half of the second, allowing three unanswered goals in less than five minutes in a frustrating 3-2 loss to the Rangers in the third game of a four-game road trip.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Surprisingly, Danni doesn’t see it as a mistake and would kiss him again.Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Moments later, Atlas appears to misjudge the angle needed to properly load one of the engine covers.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
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Analysts believe Quibi misjudged customer needs by focusing on short-form content in a market already saturated with options.David Henkin, Forbes, 10 Sep. 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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One possibility is that the militant group miscalculated the attention the strike would get from the international community.Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
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In June 2024, judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the judge in Julie Chrisley's 2022 trial miscalculated her sentence and did not find evidence proving her full involvement in the bank fraud scheme for which she was sentenced, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.KiMi Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 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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Rachel reconnects with Sam, her fellow bottom-feeder, and completely bungles the conversation.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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The company drifted into crisis after bungling a transition to electric vehicles.Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 28 Oct. 2024
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However, paying through a QR code minimizes the risk of payment errors and prevents miscounting cash or theft.Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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An exhausted grad student may miscount the number of times two mice bump noses.Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Miscue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscue. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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