mischarge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mischarge
Verb
  • Thirteen individuals have been charged in connection with operating scam call centers that raked in over $5 million by defrauding 400 older adults across the nation, federal prosecutors said.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The bill’s most significant changes are the reforms made America’s overgrown social safety net, which was being defrauded and treated like a piggy bank.
    Thomas Aiello, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But a low spot in the ocean, a channel gouged down into the sand on the ocean surface, or a break in a sandbar, can disrupt that flow and push water through the spot to create a current much more powerful than the surrounding flow.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The first con is to assert that a key reason gasoline prices are far higher in the Golden State than most of the nation is oil company gouging — not high state taxes and fees and complex state rules on how gasoline is formulated that add about $1.30 to the cost of a gallon.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But last month, SpaceX raised the demand surcharge to $500, then $750 before finally escalating it to an eye-popping $1,000.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
  • That surcharge alone erodes a meaningful slice of Qatar’s margin advantage over Henry-Hub-linked U.S. cargoes and is already pencilled into 2026 LNG tender models.
    Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Late on, Eze’s strike stung Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez’s hands before he was substituted.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Senior running back/receiver/linebacker Luke Tingley said that one still stings.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Although hot tubs offer relaxation, emergency responders reminded people to limit soak times to less than a half-hour of submersion.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Perched on California’s rugged Big Sur coastline, the Esalen Institute has served up consciousness-raising workshops and hot springs soaking since 1962.
    Maile Keone, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This occurs when a battery is damaged, overheated, exposed to water, overcharged or improperly packed.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Some residents and candidates have complained that Area Towing often overcharged customers, unaware of the costs when getting their vehicles towed.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Mischarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischarge. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.

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