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as in accidents
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
the usual mishaps of a family vacation
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as in misfortunes
bad luck or an example of this
mishap followed wherever he went
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Recent Examples of mishaps
In its second national study on furniture destruction, Allstate Protection Plans revealed that people —not pets — are the real culprits behind most mishaps, with spills and stains leading the charge.
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Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
This isn't the first time Lupe has gotten candid about the mishaps that occurred on set.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
One of the most common mishaps when cooking is burning your food and/or scorching your pans.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Funeral home horror stories have cropped up across the country in an industry riddled with mishaps.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
This isn't the first time Lupe has gotten candid about the mishaps that occurred on set.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
One of the most common mishaps when cooking is burning your food and/or scorching your pans.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Funeral home horror stories have cropped up across the country in an industry riddled with mishaps.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Mishaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishaps. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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