misclassifying

verb

present participle of misclassify
as in mistyping

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lumping
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  • The results will help segment POTS patients into more granular cohorts based on the source of their symptoms, rather than lumping them all together as Simo says the medical industry often does today.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There were some who diminished the novels, lumping them with the frothy stories of such bestselling contemporaries as Danielle Steel or Judith Krantz.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
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“Misclassifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misclassifying. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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