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
Interestingly, DeChambeau isn't the first golfer to miscalculate an important tournament detail—others have had their moments of confusion.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The appellate court ruled Selna miscalculated some of those losses at the original sentencing hearing.
—Lee Ross, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
Thousands of orders that used to auto-flow directly to the warehouse floor for same-day shipping now often miscalculate tariff costs.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Taiwan miscalculated, leaning too hard into economic appeasement and disastrous diplomatic outreach.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The appellate court ruled Selna miscalculated some of those losses at the original sentencing hearing.
—Lee Ross, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
Thousands of orders that used to auto-flow directly to the warehouse floor for same-day shipping now often miscalculate tariff costs.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Taiwan miscalculated, leaning too hard into economic appeasement and disastrous diplomatic outreach.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscalculate
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This approach profoundly misunderstands the nature of justice and the role of our civil courts.—
Bruce M. Plaxen,
Baltimore Sun,
12 July 2025
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But that argument misunderstands the nature of the fast-fashion sector.—
Elizabeth Cline,
The Atlantic,
8 July 2025
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The logistical difficulty of smuggling datacenter-grade hardware is often underestimated; these GPUs arrive preassembled into racks that can weigh over 3,600 pounds, making physical diversion highly impractical.—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Try this harder alternative first Before turning immediately to medications, don’t underestimate what consistent lifestyle changes can do, not just for your blood sugar but for your whole life.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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Washington has a history of profoundly misjudging the character of Vladimir Putin.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The Agriculture Ministry is under fire for delaying releases of emergency rice reserves, which normally are kept for disasters, and for misjudging the demand-supply balance.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 May 2025
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Color can play a role in bringing wasps to the yard since wasps may mistake it for food sources such as flowers.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Maier, who was heading out of town that weekend for a meeting of the National League of Cities, saw the foot-long shillelagh and, according to a Milwaukee Sentinel story by Marta Bender, mistook it for a pipe.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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