mischarging

present participle of mischarge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mischarging
Verb
  • California is the biggest target after the state self-reported overcharging the federal government for health care services delivered to immigrants without legal status, determined to be at least $500 million, spurring the threat of a lawsuit.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
  • California is the biggest target after the state self-reported overcharging the federal government for health care services delivered to immigrants without legal status, determined to be at least $500 million, spurring the threat of a lawsuit.
    Angela Hart, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At least the climactic pandemonium has some of that old REC intensity; Plaza dynamically orchestrates the violence, dazzling the eyes of his audience one minute, gouging the eyes of his characters the next.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There’s no question Newsom — who had spent months excoriating refiners for gouging consumers on gasoline prices, even calling a special legislative session to impose new regulations — changed his tune after two refineries announced plans to shut down.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Diddy is now detained on the joint military base with the likes of ex-NBA star Sebastian Telfair (who was convicted in mid-2023 with over a dozen other players of defrauding the league’s healthcare plan for millions) and around 4,000 other inmates.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Chesley was accused of defrauding $42 million from his clients.
    Maia Anderson, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than rob the story of its teeth, this enabled me to explore the pain, loneliness and personal demons of my characters with sympathy rather than stinging bite.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Seawater keeps the jellyfish’s stinging capsules inert.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Mischarging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischarging. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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