mischarged

Definition of mischargednext
past tense of mischarge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mischarged
Verb
  • After getting gouged repeatedly by bootleg play-action passes, screens and space plays over their first two series, the Pats struck back with a short-yardage stop and forced fumble on the next two series.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
  • At Dia, the cage has been reconstructed in full, complete with Hsieh’s boots and his tally marks gouged into the wall.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In 2006, a joint investigation run by the FBI and IRS – Operation Bullpen – busted a nationwide forgery ring that defrauded collectors of more than $100 million, and just last year, an Indiana man admitted to selling some $350 million worth of fake gear over the span of 20 years.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Authorities said Kates defrauded the state Department of Labor of $217,056 by filing fraudulent unemployment applications with the agency for her family, acquaintances, and others, from March 2020 through May 2021.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • His sweatshirt was soaked, and his face looked cold.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The health secretary, who turned 72 this month and celebrated with a hefty steak, pairs the diet with foods that are fermented, typically meaning they are soaked, salted or cultured to let natural bacteria or yeast break down sugars over time.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The criticism stung deeper coming from someone who avoided Vietnam military service.
    Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • His sarcasm stung almost daily, but the winning followed weekly.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The lawsuit alleges diabetic Iowans have been overcharged millions of dollars a year and cut off from affordable insulin.
    Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 30 Jan. 2026
  • After the Boynton Beach location changed hands in 2021, the new owners discovered that insurance companies had been billed and over 80 patients had been charged for work that was not performed or overcharged, according to the affidavit, many of them 65 or older.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Between mortgage rates stuck for most of the year well above 6%, insurance costs that shocked homeowners, and the rapid development of AI tools that can value your property in seconds, the housing market has been anything but predictable.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
  • When the novel opens in Florence, in 1557, the body of the painter Jacopo da Pontormo lies in the chapel of San Lorenzo—in front of the frescoes he’d labored over for a decade, with a painter’s chisel stuck in his heart.
    Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Mischarged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischarged. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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