1
as in to stumble
to make a mistake
we badly erred when we calculated the driving distance
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2
as in to trespass
to commit an offense
when we err, we must be willing to accept the consequences
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Recent Examples of err
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add new information provided by the Jackson County prosecutor, who said her office erred.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Up to this point, Chelsea had been erring towards waiting until the summer or next year to make their move to acquire Amougou.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Loudermilk’s report argues that Cheney erred by being in touch with Hutchinson at all given that the aide initially worked with a lawyer paid through a Trump legal defense fund.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024
With no clear division between a Level 3 and a Level 4 visit, physicians who have seen their reimbursement decline may err towards reporting higher intensity visits.
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Up to this point, Chelsea had been erring towards waiting until the summer or next year to make their move to acquire Amougou.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Loudermilk’s report argues that Cheney erred by being in touch with Hutchinson at all given that the aide initially worked with a lawyer paid through a Trump legal defense fund.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024
With no clear division between a Level 3 and a Level 4 visit, physicians who have seen their reimbursement decline may err towards reporting higher intensity visits.
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for err
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However, the Indian stock market has stumbled recently, with the BSE 500 shedding 19% from its recent peak last September—this after climbing 14.8% in 2024 and 25.1% in 2023.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Those concerns came to a head during Biden's debate against now-President Donald Trump in June, when Biden sounded hoarse and appeared to stumble through several answers.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Federal Railroad Administration monitors trespassing incidents, injuries and deaths related to tracks and trains.—
Manuela López Restrepo,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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By the end of the protest, his property was trespassed and defaced with bloody handprints left on his garage door.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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And Volodymyr Zelenskyy also fumbled the bag pretty hard.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Arriving in England in 1929, Queenie fumbled around on the edges of the entertainment business, hoping to be an actor.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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For nonmembers, who can enter at 9 a.m., the event represents a great time to wander the gardens, buy plants and seek inspiration from gardening experts.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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Let your mind wander over the prompts without judging what comes up.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Lamine Yamal caught up with him, bumped into him and tripped the centre back to the ground.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Colorado dropped 13 games in a row to open the conference season before tripping UCF.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2025
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The search for a missing fisherman who fell overboard during a fishing competition on Sunday has been suspended, Australian police say.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Vaccination Rates As reported by the CDC, the measles vaccination rate among children in kindergarten nationally has fallen since 2019, from approximately 95 percent of children receiving a two-dose MMR coverage to 92.7 percent.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Particularly the government's blundering attempts to deal with these new visitors.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Did the practitioners of the Pax sometimes blunder?—
Bret Stephens,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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With the brand’s eponymous founder sitting in the front row beside revered Calvin Klein models Kate Moss and Christy Turlington, the show strayed slightly from its typical adherence to minimalistic designs and streamlined silhouettes.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Friedland builds her drama through sharp honesty, and tough as its material may be, few films are so tonally flexible, so able to turn on a dime: stray moments of tenderness, humility, even absurdity poke through, with a love and care for Ruth shown by characters and creators alike.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Err.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/err. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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