MISALLOCATING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

misallocating

verb

present participle of misallocate

as in withholding

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Oceanside is withholding the exact location where the fossils were found due to public safety concerns and to preserve the site’s integrity.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Other outlets, like the New York Times, have protested the ban in other ways, like withholding their use of images from the White House.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2026

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The news comes amid ongoing tensions as the war in Iran persists, with Trump refusing a deal with Iran to open the Strait as recently as Saturday, impacting the world's oil supply.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
In September 1644, Suffolk housewife Thomasine Stott was arrested for refusing to go to her state church.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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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

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The former special counsel also cited former Vice President Mike Pence, who refused to go along with a plan to overturn the results of the 2020 election by rejecting the electoral votes of battleground states that Biden won.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Throughout this same time, Rasheed Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse also continued to wear the Air Force 1 High sneakers while playing in the NBA — rejecting modern technology in favor for in-game footwear that was already two decades old.

— Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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Compared to the rapidly declining number of referrals from traditional search engines — which once numbered in the tens of millions — these AI clicks are a tiny drop in the bucket.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
North Central President Abiódún Gòkè-Paríolá said he was thrilled by the enrollment numbers, especially as colleges across the country are grappling with a declining high school graduate population.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

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