as in to abuse
to put to a bad or improper use a creative talent who was misemployed at the advertising agency as an account manager instead of a copywriter

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  • There were ugly scenes at the Bethpage golf course throughout yesterday’s second day of play as European players, McIlroy in particular, were routinely heckled and abused by rowdy fans, including while standing over shots.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The lawsuit further alleges that the airlines manipulated and abused the arrival rate system at DCA airport to force more arrivals per hour, despite knowing that doing so would reduce safety margins.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • That low percentage suggests that detention center staff are misusing strip searches, said Dana Flores, senior manager for youth justice in Colorado at the National Center for Youth Law.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But all of these things are used as evidence — sometimes the sole evidence — that a person misused their benefits.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Misemploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misemploy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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