as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it
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1
as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
added too much flour and flubbed the gravy
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2
as in to stumble
to make a mistake
at some point in your training you're going to flub, so don't let it rattle you
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Recent Examples of flub
Nicholas Rice, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
For the Rockets, Jalen Green bounced back from his playoff debut flub in Game 1 with a huge performance to lead his team to tie the best-of-seven series.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
But Curry flubbed an inbounds pass into a bad turnover, and then Green and Butler had a rare defensive miscommunication that gave Keldon Johnson an uncontested layup with 11 seconds left.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Elsewhere in the episode, Colin Jost mocked the group chat flub during the Weekend Update segment.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
For the Rockets, Jalen Green bounced back from his playoff debut flub in Game 1 with a huge performance to lead his team to tie the best-of-seven series.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
San Francisco’s two-time Platinum Glove winner Matt Chapman could not corral a 103.7 mph missile from Isaac Paredes, the type of play a pedestrian third baseman is excused from flubbing.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
But Curry flubbed an inbounds pass into a bad turnover, and then Green and Butler had a rare defensive miscommunication that gave Keldon Johnson an uncontested layup with 11 seconds left.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flub
Noun
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Status threat, risk of irrelevance, and making mistakes are common barriers.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The Cubs, though, have provided structure, positive reinforcement and the runway to make mistakes and figure out what works.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
Verb
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United goalkeeper Altay Bayındır fumbled the ball on the edge of his area, allowing Villa forward Morgan Rogers to take possession and put the ball into the net.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Minnesota Vikings: Aaron Jones — Jones came up in the discussion about fumbling, but that will not stop him from being the leading backfield producer for the Vikings.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Scott made the turn at even-par but a bogey-bogey-double bogey stumble from holes Nos. 14-16 ended his tournament.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Then in 2022, with escalating inflation and consumer pressure, the stock stumbled again with a 63% drop.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Other big moments in Trump’s presidency include the leak of U.S. military attack plans to Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, what was widely considered to be the first major blunder of his second term.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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By the 10th, all those blunders faded into the background of their third win in three tries since Posey’s shocking flurry of roster moves.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Dort may not have picked up a foul on this particular play, part of a special second-half suffocation of Haliburton, but there are other moments like this when an official blows the whistle.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Longer trips sail to Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, and Honduras.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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First, Kane, who took four penalties in Monday’s Game 3, was called for high-sticking forward Tomas Nosek and then Nurse tripped Barkov.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The government has admitted in court that his deportation was an administrative error.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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In 2018, a study by MIT Media Lab revealed that commercial AI systems had error rates of up to 34% for darker-skinned women, compared to just 1% for lighter-skinned men.—
Jessica Smith,
Time,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Related Articles Letters: National Guard deployment in Los Angeles threatens rights of all ‘Like getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert’: State officials pledge improvements to botched e-bike signups Letters: Where is Newsom as refinery closures threaten state economy?—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
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Roman Anthony — son of Anthony Anthony and brother of Anthony Anthony Jr. — botched his Red Sox debut by whiffing on a slow roller in the outfield that led to a run.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
12 June 2025
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flub. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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