as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be
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Recent Examples of miscalculate
Iran should not miscalculate again.
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Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
When asked at a press conference this week to make sense of serial supply shocks, the U.S. central bank chairman, Jerome Powell, seemed to miscalculate the common denominator.
—Jon Hilsenrath, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2026
But Iran may have miscalculated the resolve of its neighbors.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
More players mean more scenarios for people to miscalculate.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
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Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
When asked at a press conference this week to make sense of serial supply shocks, the U.S. central bank chairman, Jerome Powell, seemed to miscalculate the common denominator.
—Jon Hilsenrath, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2026
But Iran may have miscalculated the resolve of its neighbors.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
More players mean more scenarios for people to miscalculate.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscalculate
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Eastern diamondbacks face habitat loss and can be targeted by people who misunderstand or fear them, says the FWC.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Many organizations misunderstand conflict entirely.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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South Africa, South Korea and Czechia are all capable opponents and cannot be underestimated, but Mexico has the advantage.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The biggest financial risk most American retirees still underestimate is not the market.—
Jon Sabes,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Remember, agentic systems can hallucinate or misjudge unfamiliar contexts.—
Asad Khan,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The trend closely matches data previously disclosed by Waymo, where self-driving vehicles are often hit by inattentive human drivers who misjudge or fail to anticipate the car’s cautious stopping behavior.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Just don’t mistake him for the actual Elvis.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Complete with a red carpet and a dancing humanoid robot, the event could have been mistaken for a science fiction Hollywood premiere.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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“Miscalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscalculate. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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