MISCONDUCTING Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

misconducting

verb

present participle of misconduct

as in damaging

to manage badly misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life

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Engineers can spot a bad move inside a crowded virtual home before the machine risks damaging something or moving too close to a person.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Crowds of people—including the relatives of patients—stormed Ituri’s Nyakunde Hospital, throwing stones and damaging its perimeter fence on July 15, according to Reuters.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 22 July 2026

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The Washington Post reported that Adjepong filed a motion claiming his ex-wife was violating their settlement agreement by preventing him from seeing his child in January 2025.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Cooper was arrested again on June 12 on charges of harassment and violating a protection order.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026

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Turay’s glassy guitar licks have a Metheny-ish tint to them, while Bemis opts to ride quick, slinky rhythms rather than abusing his crash cymbal.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
DeKalb deputy adds to concerning trend in Georgia The arrest of the DeKalb deputy adds to a growing list of law enforcement officials who have been caught abusing the license plate data they have been given access to and tasked with protecting.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 July 2026

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