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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
Perhaps that more than anything was a red flag for Briere, considering some of the coach’s missteps a year ago.
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Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Trump administration officials have said regulators must be firm with Boeing after a series of missteps.
—David Shepardson and Dan Catchpole, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Setbacks Beyond the Sahel China's broader engagement in Africa hasn't been without missteps.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
By Charlie Warzel Perhaps the biggest surprise of Careless People, the new tell-all memoir by the former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams, is that a book chronicling the social network’s missteps and moral bankruptcy can still make news in 2025.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Trump administration officials have said regulators must be firm with Boeing after a series of missteps.
—David Shepardson and Dan Catchpole, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Setbacks Beyond the Sahel China's broader engagement in Africa hasn't been without missteps.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
By Charlie Warzel Perhaps the biggest surprise of Careless People, the new tell-all memoir by the former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams, is that a book chronicling the social network’s missteps and moral bankruptcy can still make news in 2025.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstep
Noun
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Nuggets Podcast: Russell Westbrook’s Minnesota mistake, the Western pecking order and a confidence game Jalen Pickett got advice from Chris Paul once.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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Serious mistakes were made in that investigation, and agents were disciplined for botching applications to secretly obtain a surveillance warrant.—
Adam Goldman,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The lawyer, author and consulting firm CEO has spent more than 30 years counseling people through their biggest blunders and controversies, from former president George H. W. Bush to Fortune 500 CEOs and professional athletes.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russell Westbrook bounced back from his decisive blunder against Minnesota by scoring a season-high 30 points and adding 11 rebounds, six assists and three steals.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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The surveys were conducted either online or by telephone with a live interviewer, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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The poll was conducted between March 24 and 28 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstep. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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