misallocating

Definition of misallocatingnext
present participle of misallocate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misallocating
Verb
  • The union accused the company of human trafficking via social media; charging workers to live in squalid conditions; threatening and intimidating workers and their families; operating with dangerously high production line speeds; and withholding mail from workers.
    Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Davis receives substantial federal funding, however, and the federal government has previously threatened to take action against sanctuary cities by withholding funds.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This founding tenet of the Bel Paese now looks set to change — ending diaspora dreams of returning to the mother country, and meaning that Italians who move abroad risk denying citizenship to their descendants.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
  • This year there have been rumors about Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal joining forces for Reiner, but the organizers are neither confirming nor denying that reunion.
    Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Tommy Thompson, a deep-sea explorer who spent more than a decade in federal custody for refusing to disclose the location of a cache of gold coins from a historic shipwreck, was released from prison.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Tommy Thompson, a research scientist who was imprisoned for a decade after refusing to disclose where an 1800s shipwreck's gold coins were being stored, was released, according to federal Bureau of Prisons records.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Florida fans erupted before realizing the play had been called offsides, disallowing the goal.
    Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
  • According to Sempra’s annual 10-K report submitted to the SEC, the much lower profit number was mostly due to the California Public Utilities Commission disallowing $432 million in collections from SDG&E as part of the utility’s 2024 General Rate Case.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Taiwan’s defense ministry expressed its thanks for the authorization, rejecting opposition claims the plans were opaque.
    Reuters, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The young butterfly teaches his mother important lessons in accepting others and not rejecting them based on their color.
    Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And the financial incentive for workers to take the leap to a new job has been steadily declining for years, as employees cling to their roles and hiring stagnates.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • For city officials, the agreement marks the most significant progress yet in their efforts to see the Sunrise Mall redeveloped from a declining retail center into a vibrant, mixed-use property with housing, entertainment and hotels.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Misallocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misallocating. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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