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- misconception
- misunderstanding
- misinterpretation
- misconstruction
- misreading
- misstatement
- misjudgment
- miscalculation
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Another common misconception involves the meaning of remission.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
13 Mar. 2026 -
The biggest misconception is that the commission at issue was created, imposed or newly introduced by the Tax Collector’s Office.—
Abbey Ajayi,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the process, a profound misunderstanding is revealed.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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But progress, especially rapid progress, often invites misunderstanding.—
Milan Shetti,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Families have seen how silence can lead to misinterpretation, resentment among siblings or prolonged disputes.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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The danger is not simply misinterpretation.—
Yusuf Tuggar,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Ohanian used his misconstruction of employment figures as the basis for a wide-ranging critique of California economic policy, mostly citing how the high cost of living drives people out of the state.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Manager Mark DeRosa’s misspeaking or misreading of the tiebreaker scenarios didn’t sink his club.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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In their response, government prosecutors criticized the Sansons’ arguments as off-target and based on a misreading of the law.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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That misstatement surely deceived nobody.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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And Iran’s broadening of the war with reckless attacks is likely to turn out to be a major strategic misjudgment on Tehran’s part.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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When everything unraveled Goalkeeper Meagan McClelland’s misjudgment on a high pass into the box allowed Alyssa Bourgeois to equalize in the 43rd minute.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Feb. 2026
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Clearly, that was a miscalculation.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Every cyber strike risks miscalculation.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Miscomprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscomprehension. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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