misallocating

verb

present participle of misallocate
as in withholding

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  1. withholding
  2. denying
  3. refusing
  4. disallowing
  5. rejecting
  6. declining
Verb
  • At the hearing, a lawyer for trustee Jodi Montgomery, who has been withholding the funds, also asked the judge to authorize payments into Reiner’s jail commissary account.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Concerns over corruption and democratic backsliding prompted the bloc to begin withholding billions in funding to Hungary in 2021.
    — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of withholding
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  • Before the documentary was released, Brand posted a video online denying the allegations.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The criminal complaint accuses them of lying to lawmakers in 2023 by denying contemporaneous knowledge of the Biden laptop or participating in internal FBI conversations about it.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of denying
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  • That same day, another federal district judge in a separate case in California barred DOJ from threatening election workers with criminal prosecution for refusing to stop processing ballots or resisting other demands.
    — Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Tanner McKee looked like a backup all night, holding the ball, taking sacks, refusing to throw downfield and turning the ball over twice.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of refusing
Verb
  • Some believe Arnold will be placed on the commissioner’s exempt list at some point after he is signed, disallowing him from participating in regular-season games until his October court date, at the earliest.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Because buyers assume the risk of the IRS disallowing or recapturing the credit, corporate buyers demand strict indemnity.
    — Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of disallowing
Verb
  • Idahoans were on track to keep the keys to the state’s drug policy Tuesday evening, with two-thirds of voters rejecting a measure that would take the future legalization of marijuana out of their hands.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment strengthening the state’s most visible form of direct democracy, months after overwhelmingly rejecting a proposal that would weaken it.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of rejecting
Verb
  • China was once a key profit center for Volkswagen, but now the company faces declining demand for cars there on top of fierce price competition from local carmakers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Search growth is declining, and Google is placing all its eggs in the AI basket.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of declining
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