Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misadjusting
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The beginning of the season is off to an unsettled start as Middle Tennessee is forecasted to experience several days of potentially severe weather, including damaging winds and heavy downpours.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025 -
Ukrainian drones struck the Marinovka airfield in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast on June 27, damaging or destroying four Su-34s.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The researchers speculate that increases in fine particulate matter could be reducing running performance by constricting blood vessels, increasing inflammation, and impairing lung and brain function, but further research is needed to pin down the exact mechanisms at play.—
Claire Maldarelli,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
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First, the rules under which community associations operate emphasize the protections of the residents’ rights, while not unduly impairing the ability of the association to carry out their responsibilities to the community as a whole.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Offensively, Forest were good at hurting teams on the counter with their pace.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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But a blanket tariff across the board could discourage that or limit options — hurting both Hollywood films and the global industry that helps create them.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sam Johnson had decided to end a successful spray deodorant product line because the propellant in the cans used chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), the chemical compound harming the protective ozone layer in the earth's atmosphere.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Is sports betting harming games themselves?—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Family Dollar store in the 3700 block of Broadway Boulevard partially collapsed July 27, killing one man and injuring others.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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This season, Lewis didn’t even make it to the opener, injuring his right hamstring late in spring training.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Misadjusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadjusting. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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