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Recent Examples of misapplication Today marks the start of a new era for SNAP—prioritizing work, career and technical education, and volunteering rather than idleness, excess spending, and misapplication of the law. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025 Matthew Mixon, 38, pled guilty in December to misapplication of fiduciary property, according to court documents. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2025 The misapplication of good friction can turn it bad and result in one more cumbersome process you’re tempted to work around. Josh Browning, Big Think, 12 Feb. 2025 Among the soldiers is a cluster of combat veterans, many trained in allied countries, who voice concern about the misapplication of their battlefield expertise. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misapplication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misapplication
Noun
  • Data governance will aid in preventing misuse of cybersecurity.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Because chatbots can be used in so many different ways (and because they are often trained on some of the sketchier parts of the internet), designing products that anticipate all possible forms of misuse can be difficult.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
    Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 12 July 2025
  • Many of these complications are meant to either limit the cost of tax breaks or to prevent anticipated abuses.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025

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“Misapplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misapplication. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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