MISALLOCATING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

misallocating

verb

present participle of misallocate

as in withholding

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Chadwick Boseman's brothers are accusing his widow of withholding assets from the late actor's estate.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 22 July 2026
The suit alleges that Lilly takes the same approach when comparing the efficacy of Mounjaro and Ozempic in its ads, withholding new data on a higher dose of Novo's drug that was approved more than four years ago.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of withholding

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Payouts are a contentious issue, with some firms accused of denying profits retroactively.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Pan noted that the majority is effectively ruling in favor of immediately disclosing the material by denying Biden's request for an injunction pending appeal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of denying

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Oyer said she was fired for refusing to write a letter to then-Attorney General Pam Bondi recommending that actor Mel Gibson have his firearm rights restored.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
But more often, those fighting trafficking live in their own silos, doing their own work, and often failing or refusing to share even scant details with other jurisdictions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

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These cases aren’t about monetary damages, but instead injunctive relief—specifically, a court order that blocks the NCAA from disallowing an athlete whom the NCAA classifies as ineligible.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026
At times England were so open and disjointed that Norway could run straight through them, and only the VAR disallowing Torbjorn Heggem’s goal and some brave defending kept England in the game.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of disallowing

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One bill sought to lower the threshold for rejecting district court judges in retention elections from 50% of the vote plus one to 40%.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
White collar workers are rejecting their company’s AI tools, just as protests against data centers increase across the country.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of rejecting

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However, declining vaccination rates fueled by vaccine hesitancy have created pockets of susceptible individuals where the virus can spread quickly.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Idaho’s divorce rate has been steadily declining for nearly half a century, and since 2020, has been below the low-water mark set in 1956, according to data collected since 1950.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026

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