MISCLASSIFYING Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

misclassifying

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lumping

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Sony Pictures and filmmaker Sam Mendes have been mulling some innovative ideas for the release of their four Beatles biopics — including lumping together the films’ box office returns.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
One of the two candidates for president, one of the country’s foremost politicians, was expressly lumping together a sizable American ethnic minority with external enemies.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

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