Thesaurus results for MISCOUNT

miscount

verb

Definition of miscount

as in to miscalculate

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Recent Examples of miscount The sheriff, after a review, said evidence was miscounted but denied theft. — Andrew Graham may 28, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026 This was also not the first time the WNBA has been in a scandal miscounting Caitlin Clark assists. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026 By Afroman’s account, the officers left his house torn apart, cut his security video cords, took cash from his home — officials later announced that deputies had merely miscounted the money — and traumatized his kids. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026 The sheriff's office has explained the discrepancy by saying deputies originally miscounted the money, which Newland took responsibility for on the stand. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for miscount

Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscount

Verb

Yet the company seems to continually miscalculate the extent to which this dynamic will jeopardize its business.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Undeniably, Putin and associates miscalculated how easily Russia’s military would be able to occupy and take control of Ukraine, repeating Cold War successes.

— Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

Definition of miscalculate

Verb

Ginsburg misjudged an unknowable future; Biden failed to respond to a visible present.

— Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026
Helmut Haller, West Germany vs England, 1966 Ray Wilson misjudges his headed clearance, Haller gathers it on the edge of the box and, just before Bobby Moore can close him down, slaps a right-footed shot into the far corner.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of misjudge

Verb

Clark’s ouster, meanwhile, was botched, as a leak left ESPN brass scrambling to inform the former Steelers safety that he was being released Monday during an NFL Live commercial break.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
Someone botched the timing for Jhoan Duran’s trademark entrance because the song didn’t start.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of botch

Verb

The combustion of Graham Platner’s candidacy in Maine is another blow to a Democratic Party trying to mend its reputation after bungling the 2024 presidential election.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
Kylian Mbappe, Romelu Lukaku and Darwin Nunez are some names at the World Cup who have previously bungled a knee slide celebration by diving into the ground, rather than trying to sling themselves along it.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 1 June 2026