as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
fixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer
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1
as in to fumble
to make a mistake
even though the prosecution had blundered several times in presenting its case, it ultimately prevailed
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as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
blundered his way through an acceptance speech
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Recent Examples of blunder
Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The use of the Signal messaging app, and the blunder of adding a journalist to a chat group packed with senior officials discussing sensitive information, raises serious questions about the security of government communications at the highest level.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Grace Dean, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Did the practitioners of the Pax sometimes blunder?
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Rick's tragic blunder, one blender and a $5M payout '1923' lovers Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer on finale reunion, Dutton birth, death When does the final season 'The Handmaid’s Tale' start?
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The use of the Signal messaging app, and the blunder of adding a journalist to a chat group packed with senior officials discussing sensitive information, raises serious questions about the security of government communications at the highest level.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Particularly the government's blundering attempts to deal with these new visitors.
—Grace Dean, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Did the practitioners of the Pax sometimes blunder?
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blunder
Noun
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There have been expensive product mistakes and lots of trial and error with brushes, clips, hair dryers….—
Liz Krieger,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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Such mistakes have been made by many administrations over decades.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Later in the first period, Theodore fumbled the puck into the skates of his teammate, Hertl, on their way out of the defensive zone, and Foligno added to Minnesota’s lead.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Every moment spent fumbling with gear in those temperatures came at a cost—to fingers, batteries, and hard drives alike.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Woman Makes 'Creepy' Find In Thrift Store By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A thrift store shopper from Scotland stumbled on something unexpected in her local store when a beautiful glass paperweight caught her eye.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Contractors renovating a historic home in Belgium stumbled upon the entrance to a secret tunnel identified by archaeologists as an escape route from World War I.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Graham Pauley singled and advanced to third when a fielder’s choice turned into a throwing error on Bohm.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Story’s two homers made up for two errors the normally sure-handed shortstop made in the field, one throwing and one fielding.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Declan Rice tripped him from behind to earn a yellow card.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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For the listener, the journey is both thrilling and desultory, like hanging out sober while your friend trips on mushrooms.—
Carrie Brownstein,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And their struggling offense is becoming a major concern.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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While Target has been struggling to grow its sales for months as shoppers watch their spending, the stretch of declining visits came as some civil rights groups and social media users criticized the DEI decision and urged shoppers to spend their money elsewhere.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Blunder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blunder. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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