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pratfall

noun

Definition of pratfall

as in spill

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Recent Examples of pratfall The boat pratfall, the picture frame… That was a hard thing to shoot. — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026 And in fitting Tomlin style, Pittsburgh let a chance to wrap up the division slip away during a three-hour pratfall in the muck at Cleveland last weekend. — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026 And Brooker would likely be the first to acknowledge the pratfalls of such an endeavor. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025 No one questions Rob’s manhood, and Rob himself is undeniably comfortably in his skin; even his pratfalls are laced with a wiry athleticism. — John Glynn, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pratfall

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Noun

There were no injuries, and there were no hazardous materials leaks or spills, CSX said.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
He was recently appointed to the board of Triumph Gulf Coast, which oversees how Florida spends money recovered for damage from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

— Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of spill

Noun

Baribo used his head to snag an assist on first-year defender Silvan Hefti's header in the fifth minute of stoppage time and DC United led 2-0 at halftime.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Lukas MacNaughton scored on a diving header in the seventh minute of first-half stoppage time and Roman Burki had five saves.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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The current itinerary for the trip is ambitious and the longest of his papacy to date, calling for Leo to clock just over 19,000 miles on a dozen flights and two helicopter rides, and a significant altitude change in Peru.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Trump’s announcement during his second trip to Ohio in two weeks was prompted by an August presidential memorandum directing administration officials to identify a suitable location for the component repair center within 90 days.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of trip

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There was a time when fall was hospitality’s quiet season—the quiet lull between summer beach trips and ski season escapades, the time when back to school and back to work meant people largely stayed home.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Here's how style experts and celebrities style the brown boots trend for fall, starting with timeless pairings and making our way up to trickier combos.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of fall

Noun

This seemed at the time like the biggest misstep of Stearns’ tenure, as the Brewers faded afterward and missed the playoffs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Inflation, along with potential central bank missteps, ranked as the top risk family offices see over the next five years.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of misstep

Noun

Sometimes there were big stumbles — notably episodes where characters played by Jane Krakowski and Jon Hamm were in blackface.

— Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
The question is what the second act looks like, and whether the category Dyson tried to create survives the stumble.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of stumble

Noun

The continent’s political leaders must seize the moment to act, and not let this moment of Europtimism slide.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Also, the fact that planets in this arrangement slide along their orbit and swap positions means that their positions in that orbit change, which, in turn, changes the timing of the transits.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

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