errancies

noun

plural of errancy
as in inaccuracies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for errancies
  1. inaccuracies
  2. blunders
  3. errors
  4. trips
  5. fumbles
  6. miscues
  7. mistakes
  8. misjudgments
Noun
  • Many users express frustration with AI's inaccuracies, misleading information, and the intrusive nature of AI summaries.
    — Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The inaccuracies of the old map include the shortening of Africa, and the relative expansion of North America and Eurasia.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of inaccuracies
Noun
  • However, due to the financial blunders of our prior ADs with Locks’ contract, getting rid of him has been almost impossible.
    — Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026
  • José Caballero, who had a solo homer and an RBI single, and Ben Rice, who blooped a go-ahead, two-run single, also helped the Yankees overcome a few defensive blunders.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of blunders
Noun
  • During the ship’s christening, reservations to the specialty dining restaurants were hard to come by due to technical issues and scheduling errors, which will hopefully be ironed out when the next group sets sail.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers conducted experiments that produced distinct brainwave patterns depending on whether there was a reward prediction error, a state prediction error, or both errors simultaneously.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of errors
Noun
  • The company has been gradually increasing its use of AI across back office and customer-facing roles and has introduced an AI chatbot to its website to help customers plan their trips.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • QuickBooks Free currently allows up to two invoices per month and mileage tracking for up to five trips per month.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of trips
Noun
  • In the history of college football, only five players have forced more fumbles than Jacob Rodriguez.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Senior defensive backs Ulices Barrera and Anthony Gonzalez had forced fumbles for turnovers for the Tomcats.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of fumbles
Noun
  • Ruff was not happy with some of his team’s defensive miscues.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Coach Sean McVay complimented Ferguson for responding positively after his miscues.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of miscues
Noun
  • And not all of the proofs were certified as correct by the automatic logic verification platform Lean—in fact, some have already been retracted after outside scientists found mistakes.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Programmers showed it sorting email, spotting writing mistakes and even playing games.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistakes
Noun
  • There, the discovery of a spacecraft and additional extraterrestrials transforms their chase into a simple struggle for survival, as what began as a series of understandable misjudgments spirals into a tragedy of cosmic scale.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • CFOs should lead difficult conversations about earlier misjudgments while identifying more realistic payback horizons.
    — Jim DeLoach, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of misjudgments
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