misguide

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Recent Examples of misguide To equate coca with the raw alkaloid is, in fact, as misguided as suggesting that the delicious flesh of a peach is equivalent to the hydrogen cyanide found in every peach pit. Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025 While the number of outages appeared to decline, Spotify posted on social media that rumors of a hack were misguided. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025 Environmental activists said efforts to revive coal were misguided. Ivan Penn, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 How misguided some men’s searching for community became evident to Vera Papisova, a journalist who spent a year dating far-right men for a story for Cosmopolitan magazine, when one man brought her to what was ostensibly a gathering of neo-Nazis on a second date. Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misguide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguide
Verb
  • The person is not trying to deceive or control, but the behavior still affects others and requires self awareness and growth to correct.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
  • Where was this sense of urgency when the mullahs were attempting to deceive U.N. inspectors while sandbagging U.S. efforts to diplomatically scuttle the country’s nuclear efforts?
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • While denim remains a primary component of global fashion at every price point, don’t let its ubiquity and casual vibe fool you.
    Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • But don’t let its impressive storage space fool you — the case folds in on itself to create a compact roll that’s easy to stow in suitcases and handbags.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Social engineering and phishing: Scammers trick users into giving away their contact information.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Kyle and Kamilla couldn't believe their plan worked, while Joe wondered whether he and Eva had been tricked.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • That includes any conduct that misleads consumers or withholds essential information that impacts decision-making.
    Cynthia A Fisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
  • Democrats argue the Trump administration misled the public about the strikes' effectiveness and withheld Congress's intelligence.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025

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“Misguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguide. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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