Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misadjusting
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Historical precedent suggests 18-24 months between credibility-damaging foreign policy moments and electoral materialization.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Several other cases remain pending — most notably the high-profile conspiracy charges against six protesters, including several Democratic political candidates, accused of impeding immigration officers and damaging a vehicle outside the Broadview ICE facility in September.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Low copper causes weakness by lowering energy production and impairing iron and healthy blood cells throughout the body.—
Kirstyn Hill,
Health,
29 Dec. 2025
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The commerce clause allows Congress to deal with interstate commerce and seeks to prevent states from impairing it.—
Ford Turner Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
27 Dec. 2025
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Not forcing her to go means hurting the other girl, forcing her to go means teaching your daughter that her own comfort should be subjugated to make someone else happy.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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These are the most casual of gestures, not comparable to relatives hurting a child.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Our city streets occupied by armed agents of the state again, kitted out in combat gear; those agents are harming us again.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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For many people, eggs can be eaten regularly without harming heart health.—
Julie Scott,
Verywell Health,
28 Jan. 2026
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That poor year was largely the product of Vogelsong injuring his right pinkie finger and missing more than two months, but Vogelsong questioned whether the tournament had any impact.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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And then there’s Kyle Rittenhouse, a counter-protester acquitted after fatally shooting two men and injuring another in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the post-Floyd protests.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Misadjusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadjusting. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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