as in to miscalculate
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Recent Examples of miscount
However, paying through a QR code minimizes the risk of payment errors and prevents miscounting cash or theft.
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Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Water loss — the share leaked, miscounted or used by unauthorized customers — has also steadily, if stubbornly, fallen.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
There are myriad reasons why a vote may be incorrectly rejected or miscounted.
—Matthew Alvarez, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
An exhausted grad student may miscount the number of times two mice bump noses.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Water loss — the share leaked, miscounted or used by unauthorized customers — has also steadily, if stubbornly, fallen.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
There are myriad reasons why a vote may be incorrectly rejected or miscounted.
—Matthew Alvarez, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
An exhausted grad student may miscount the number of times two mice bump noses.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscount
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The outlet reported this week that Trump and his advisors miscalculated Iran’s response to the war, and scooped an initial Pentagon assessment pointing blame at the U.S. for a strike that killed scores of girls at a school early in the war.—
Sarah Davis,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2026
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Last week, Polestar essentially acknowledged that the Polestar 4 had miscalculated drivers’ desire for slight performance efficiency and open-air spaciousness with its impressive panoramic electrochromic glass roof over practicality.—
Sasha Lekach,
Forbes.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Tucked away off Lagos’ Admiralty Way main road, you’d be forgiven for mistaking its polite green exterior for something residential upon viewing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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But that mistakes the symptom for the cause.—
Paul Polman,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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But their top officials do not always agree, and some say the discord has hurt how well the agencies can serve patients and led the call center to repeatedly misjudge the severity of some calls.—
Jenny Gathright,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Strategic pivots often fail—not because of poor ideas or execution but because companies misjudge how attached investors are to their existing strategy.—
Mark DesJardine,
Harvard Business Review,
19 Feb. 2026
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Continue reading … RINSE AND REPEAT — CNN slammed for third time for botching NYC terrorist attack coverage.—
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FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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After years of bad picks, botched development and shipping away capital for short-term additions, this is the time to replenish a depleted prospect pool.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Isak’s actions were disrespectfully militant, but Newcastle damagingly bungled the situation.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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And Kash Patel's FBI seems to be bungling the investigation at every step.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Miscount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscount. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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