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Noun
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In recent years, his son, Isaac Hayes III, has spoken out about misconceptions about his dad, who died at age 65 in 2008.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
23 July 2025 -
The event was started to fight misconceptions about sharks and raise conservation efforts.—
Irit Skulnik,
Baltimore Sun,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Clear, empathetic listening reduces misunderstandings and turns communication into collaboration.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Mercury, your celestial ruler, stations direct on Aug. 11, clearing up misunderstandings and freeing your mind.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Press junkets came with loaded questions about his background, early websites were devoted to hating Jar Jar, and there were misinterpretations about the character's intentions.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
13 July 2025
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Simple terms also leave less room for mistakes and misinterpretation.—
Adrian Dearnell,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The financial stakes at play highlight the magnitude of their miscalculation.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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Bush’s miscalculation cost 4,431 American soldiers their lives, plus another 31,994 injured, plus 295,000 Iraqi lives.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
24 June 2025
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Revealing unverified or incomplete information could hurt investigations, prejudice prosecutions, violate privacy or create misimpressions, according to the agency.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
5 June 2023
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For roughly four hours, the hearing played out as a fusillade of statistics, impressions and misimpressions, as Republicans argued that New York was a hellscape of unchecked violence and chaos — viral videos of which were shown on local news programs around the country to to prove it.—
Ginia Bellafante,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2023
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“Miscomprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscomprehension. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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