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verb

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Recent Examples of slipup
Noun
But the press’ questions focused mostly on his verbal slipups and chances of beating former President Donald Trump. Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 July 2024 And the last two weeks might have offered a glimpse into rest of the 2024 campaign in which any slipup or sign of fatigue from Biden will feed more ammunition to detractors. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Verb
If anyone slips up, Atalanta are there to take advantage. James Horncastle, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024 Advertisement But the two contenders each slipped up in their toughest tests to date, as both fell in their respective matchups with No. 3 Notre Dame. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slipup 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipup
Noun
  • Here are five wellness mistakes companies must unlearn to build a stronger workforce in 2025.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Now, contrast that to the recent experience of Ravens tight end Mark Andrews who, as every devoted local football fan will recall, both fumbled and dropped a crucial two-point conversion pass in a must-win playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Like Fuhrman, many were nervous about teachers fumbling over technology and classmates not paying attention.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The blunder occurred during the triple toss-up round on Thursday, January 16.
    Aaron Rasmussen, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • So what if Soderbergh’s latest attempt to blaze a new path in storytelling stumbles a bit?
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • When the 'lightbulb went off' The stars aligned when one day in 1984, Ho stumbled upon a vast piece of coastal land in Bang Tao Bay in Phuket, Thailand.
    Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The Trail Cam Revolution Modern trail cams started appearing in the 1980s with the advent of motion sensors that could trip a camera shutter.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Zach Werenski, who has been one of the NHL’s elite performers this season, simply tripped while all alone carrying the puck up the ice on the power play.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Robby doesn’t want to involve the police and screw up David’s life if this is a false alarm, or there’s still a chance to talk to the kid.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
  • When politicians screw up on a public stage, those blunders can be, at best, meme-ified and, at worst, career-ending.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • For just one of 67 counties to use the wrong one could foul up an entire statewide count.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
  • See the stunning shot... AIRLINE 'CHAOS' – A flight was canceled after someone fouled up the aircraft amid delays.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2023

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“Slipup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipup. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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