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as in mistake
a wrong judgment
another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up
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as in blunder
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
a misstep that could lead to disaster
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Recent Examples of misstep
Burberry, hurt by the sluggishness in the global luxury market as well as its own missteps, posted a first-half operating loss of 53 million pounds on the back of a 22 percent decline in revenue to 1.09 billion pounds.
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David Moin, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
Telesco’s lone major blemish was his misstep at quarterback.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: With all the missteps and bad press, the city's violence numbers went down, again.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
But officials noted that Jabbar made a crucial misstep by selecting explosive material designed to be set off by a detonator, and that using an electric match to set the explosives off instead was a sign of inexperience.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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David Moin, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
Telesco’s lone major blemish was his misstep at quarterback.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: With all the missteps and bad press, the city's violence numbers went down, again.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
But officials noted that Jabbar made a crucial misstep by selecting explosive material designed to be set off by a detonator, and that using an electric match to set the explosives off instead was a sign of inexperience.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstep
Noun
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Daniel Weiner, the director of government and elections at the Brennan Center for Justice, said the legal deadlines were set in part so that there would be time to make revisions before the Electoral Votes were cast in the event of a mistake or legal challenge.—
Daniel Desrochers,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
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That portrays the Court as an institution that has made historic mistakes on citizenship and need not be trusted as the sole authority on the meaning of the Constitution.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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The blunder occurred during the triple toss-up round on Thursday, January 16.—
Aaron Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Scientists have long known that DNA-copying systems make the occasional blunder—that’s how cancers often start—but only in recent years has technology been sensitive enough to catalog every genetic booboo.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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The German hit 12 unforced errors in the set as too many of his forehands skewed off his racket at the wrong angle and out of the court.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Keys broke three times in the first set, helped in part by Sabalenka’s four double-faults and 13 total unforced errors.—
Howard Fendrich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstep. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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