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blunder

[bluhn-der] / ˈblʌn dər /
NOUN
mistake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blooper error fault gaffe goof inaccuracy indiscretion lapse oversight
STRONG
boner boo-boo bungle flub fluff howler impropriety muff slip slipup solecism trip
WEAK
dumb move dumb thing to do faux pas flub-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accuracy care correction correctness perfection right success
WEAK
fix restitution
VERB
make mistake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bumble bungle err flounder
STRONG
blow bobble botch confuse flub fumble misjudge stumble
WEAK
ball up drop the ball foul up gum up louse up mess up screw up slip up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
do well succeed
WEAK
correct fix restore

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But it now appears this was a perfunctory review intended to give Drs. Prasad and Makary cover for their initial blunder in rejecting the drug.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Is it a PR strategy, or another business blunder?

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Maybe not switching sooner was a blunder, but you are on the right track to correcting that.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Some might call the stalemate and the passion and the thud and blunder compelling, but you have low expectations if that's the case.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

And that stupid mayor, Sammy Cantu, could blunder into trouble.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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