misconducted

past tense of misconduct

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconducted
Verb
  • The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and law firm Covington & Burlington LLP sued on behalf of seven trans and nonbinary individuals saying that the move violated their First Amendment rights.
    Mikelle Street, Them., 6 Nov. 2025
  • In 1872, Campbell represented a group of white New Orleans butchers who claimed that efforts by Louisiana’s Reconstruction legislature to regulate their industry violated their Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
    Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The sauna business will launch at Hart Park months after historic August flooding damaged and closed much of the 52-acre park, which is located on a floodplain.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Stop Fertilizing Fertilizing prompts new growth, and fall isn’t the time for crepe myrtle trees or shrubs to focus on developing new branches and leaves that can be damaged by winter freezes.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Images of Iraqi detainees being stripped naked and abused, published by the media, shocked the world.
    Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Many of us were abused by them.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The result is a society that feels both rule-bound and misruled, saturated with laws and yet strangely lawless.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Recent headlines prove that, like any food, frozen items can be dangerous when mishandled at the farm, in the factory, on the road, at the warehouse, at the store or by the consumer.
    Darin Detwiler, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Gasoline Disposal Safety Tips Gasoline is extremely dangerous if mishandled.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Misconducted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconducted. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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