misallocated

past tense of misallocate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misallocated
Verb
  • Adams himself chose not to run in the Democratic primary and initially mounted an independent campaign, but suspended his campaign in late September, saying that media speculation and funds withheld by the city's campaign finance board undermined his ability to fundraise.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Some top Democrats have withheld endorsements, and his support skews heavily toward younger voters.
    NPR, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Broward County Public Schools ultimately disallowed the appearance.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Micky van de Ven’s reckless tackle on Sondre Aukland, straight after Bentancur’s goal had been disallowed, hinted at the underlying frustration.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Supreme Court also previously denied an appeal filed by Davis in 2020.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • That defeat denied Indianapolis a playoff appearance and infuriated the man in charge of it all.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • However, Russia’s Defense Ministry has rejected the Lithuanian claims and said its Su-30 fighter jets conducted training flights over the Kaliningrad region in strict compliance with the rules, not violating the borders of any other states.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Texas lawmakers rejected both the Smithsonian's cost estimates of transporting Discovery and the museum's legal claim of ownership.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The president refused to meet until the day before the deadline.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Despite this, Fortun and her partner refused to give up.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Misallocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misallocated. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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