misallocating

verb

present participle of misallocate
as in withholding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misallocating
  1. withholding
  2. denying
  3. refusing
  4. disallowing
  5. rejecting
  6. declining
Verb
  • Two Republican senators are withholding their support for Blanche due to the Department of Justice's deal with the president to end his IRS lawsuit.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 July 2026
  • This convinced many Americans that public health officials may have been withholding part of the truth or didn't fully grasp the complexities.
    — Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of withholding
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  • The letter from the state Attorney General’s Office asserts that Menlo Park improperly changed its reasons for denying a streamlined approval process for the residential portion of the project.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There’s no denying that rhetoric over the bear hunt, which was approved by the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission last summer, boiled over.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of denying
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  • The conversation is illuminating for what goes unspoken with both boys refusing to acknowledge whatever is going on between them.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Monarez testified before Congress last year that Kennedy ousted her for refusing to blindly approve guidance from that panel.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of refusing
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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
Verb
  • Many residents are balking at that timing and at Ryan’s lawsuit against Killingly’s wetlands board for rejecting the first version of the plan on July 6.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Roster movement in both directions has been constant this year, from The New Day's exit to a former champion reportedly leaving after rejecting a new deal to the April release of 11 former champions.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of rejecting
Verb
  • The Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, has released reports on declining inventories based on budget documents and other public information.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Both have dealt with years of declining sales, but hemp beverages have opened a new market for a generation that isn’t drinking as much as its predecessors.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of declining
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“Misallocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misallocating. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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