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as in accident
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
the usual mishaps of a family vacation
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as in misfortune
bad luck or an example of this
mishap followed wherever he went
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Recent Examples of mishap
The end credits then pick up with Marty talking with the band’s new manager, Hope Faith (Kerry Godliman) — the daughter of Tap’s original manager Ian Faith (the late Tony Hendra) — about how the Stonehenge mishap could be good publicity for the band.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Our second mishap happened at Hell’s Half Mile, a Class IV rapid close to a quarter-mile long.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
With his latest weigh-in blunder, there's no telling whether Dana White, who has publicly criticized Gastelum for his egregious weigh-in mishaps in the past, will cut the longtime vet.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
That’s one of the interesting things about this marketing mishap.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Our second mishap happened at Hell’s Half Mile, a Class IV rapid close to a quarter-mile long.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
With his latest weigh-in blunder, there's no telling whether Dana White, who has publicly criticized Gastelum for his egregious weigh-in mishaps in the past, will cut the longtime vet.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
That’s one of the interesting things about this marketing mishap.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishap
Noun
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This is not simply a fortunate accident.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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On September 2, 2025, her children filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Georgia's State Court of Gwinnett County against the drivers, truck manufacturers, and trucking companies responsible for the Alabama truck accident that caused fatal injuries to Stone while injuring several others.—
John Perlstein,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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What horrible family misfortune has Ingelsby cooked up this time?—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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And yet the Dolphins have found a way to remain masters of mediocrity, prolonging the NFL’s longest playoff win drought with a combination of misfortune and missteps.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The statement further addressed the context of the tribute, comparing it to other moments of silence following tragedies.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Voters should be able to see, right away, who is funding their representatives, especially in the wake of tragedy.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Mishap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishap. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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