By mistake
Short and by mistake are semantically related. in suddenly topic. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adverb phrase "By mistake".
Short
Short adverb - With great suddenness.
By mistake and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By mistake" instead an adverb "Short".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Atsushi's manager Mizuki cut Atsushi's hair short after mistaking Atsushi for Ryou and taking him along for the ride by mistake.
Source: Important Haircut -
They're too short, so he goes looking for the person who got his trousers by mistake.
Source: Searching the Stalls - The Tarma and Kethry short story "Friendly Fire" centers around a bad-luck token the pair receive by mistake, which can only be gotten rid of by giving to someone else.
Source: Trouble Magnet Gambit
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Short and By mistake. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_mistake/short
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