misclassified

verb

past tense of misclassify
as in mistyped

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lumped
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  • As former chair of the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, Villavicencio helped pass legislation to disaggregate public health data for diverse AAPI groups that were otherwise lumped into a few major categories.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Barca’s debt figure is often exaggerated in some circles, with the club’s total liabilities lumped together in a manner not seen elsewhere.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
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“Misclassified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misclassified. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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