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as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
a report on the earthquake contained several unfortunate errors
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as in crimes
a breaking of a moral or legal code
we have all committed errors in our lives and strayed from the path of righteousness
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as in delusions
a false idea or belief
the story only spread the error by repeating the misinterpreted statistics
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Recent Examples of errors
Judges have a duty to ensure that a person’s liberty, due process rights, and privacy are not compromised by administrative or technical errors.
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Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
But those errors didn’t stop his performance on Sunday from helping Team USA earn a gold medal in the team figure skating event.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Policies like professional liability insurance can protect your business from legal claims surrounding copyright violations, errors and mistakes, and would be a deductible expense.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
But other healthcare workers say that it is being rolled out too fast and makes too many errors for such a high-stakes field.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
The report was riddled with fake citations that appeared to be hallucinated by AI, which the White House attributed to formatting errors; HHS then corrected the report by removing the false citations and swapping in new references.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
The annual revision is a standard BLS procedure that helps correct sampling and modeling errors.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
Getz made 26 errors over his seven-year big-league playing career, but this one threatens to be remembered more than any of the rest.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Most parts fit together in only one way, reducing assembly errors and speeding up iteration.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
But those errors didn’t stop his performance on Sunday from helping Team USA earn a gold medal in the team figure skating event.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Policies like professional liability insurance can protect your business from legal claims surrounding copyright violations, errors and mistakes, and would be a deductible expense.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
But other healthcare workers say that it is being rolled out too fast and makes too many errors for such a high-stakes field.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
The report was riddled with fake citations that appeared to be hallucinated by AI, which the White House attributed to formatting errors; HHS then corrected the report by removing the false citations and swapping in new references.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
The annual revision is a standard BLS procedure that helps correct sampling and modeling errors.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
Getz made 26 errors over his seven-year big-league playing career, but this one threatens to be remembered more than any of the rest.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Most parts fit together in only one way, reducing assembly errors and speeding up iteration.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for errors
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Gulutzan is just hopeful that his team can learn from its mistakes.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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In environments where young people have few chances to recover from mistakes, those mistakes can be much more damaging, and the temptations can feel more overwhelming.—
Mark Mitchell,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway had the option to sentence him to life in prison with the chance for parole after at least 25 years, but Thompson did not face the death penalty given his age at the time of the crimes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Despite the prevalence of narcotics crimes, Jacobson alleges that Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos does not want to work with other agencies, including Border Patrol and ICE.—
Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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So the dreams — or delusions — of past officials proved false.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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The darkly comedic drama confronts reality, privacy, and the delusions fueling our ever-changing world.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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An Italian Winter Olympics broadcaster who was on the mic for the opening ceremony before the Milan Cortina Games began last week faced immense backlash and a strike call for numerous blunders during the show.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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But that’s only because of the multiple strategic blunders from the summer that were Ctrl-Z’d in the swap.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Militants have carried out shooting attacks on troops, and Israel says its strikes are in response to that and other violations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The union filed a grievance on Tuesday, alleging violations to a collective bargaining agreement.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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One of the persistent myths of the ’90s is that, with the runaway success of Nirvana’s Nevermind, label executives stopped searching for pop stars and focused on regional scenes to uncover unlikely diamonds in the rough like the Goo Goo Dolls.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2026
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Many myths about surrogacy persist, but the practice remains one that is legal and for which surrogates are fairly compensated.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
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Most of the revelations in the files have not revealed journalistic sins, but have highlighted uncomfortably close relationships with New York media figures and a man who had been convicted of soliciting a minor.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Yasmin, meanwhile, is still haunted by the sins of her father—a figure reminiscent of Robert Maxwell—yet seemingly doomed to enable the same kinds of offenses.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Rybakina was under more scoreboard pressure in her service games, but Sabalenka’s opportunities were mostly illusions.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Saturn brings accountability, Neptune dissolves illusions and Aries demands action.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Errors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errors. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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