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

With a medium-weight acrylic yarn cable knit, this infinity scarf could easily be mistaken for something more high-end.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Indeed, the idea that the adoption of Peru’s system would solve Venezuela’s monetary problems is not only mistaken, but dangerous.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of mistake

Verb

The tattoo has been arduous work for William, with setbacks and botched work taking up much of the past decade.

— Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
In clinical environments bound by federal regulations and ethics guidelines, an LLM that hallucinates an endpoint or botches eligibility criteria does not just cause a minor hiccup.

— Anshima Raj, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of botch

Verb

Citing a Pulitzer-winning New York Times investigation, the Republican argued Becerra bungled the handling of the influx of child migrants that lead thousands to be trafficked into dangerous jobs.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Sandusky has tried almost nonstop since his sentencing to have his June 22, 2012, conviction overturned, arguing first that his lawyers bungled the case.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026