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

Notable Nigerian President Bola Tinubu made the case for an African rating agency, arguing that the Big Three misjudge African risk and that a homegrown agency could spot progress early, which the global firms would later confirm.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Both films are engineered to make the audience misjudge who really matters to the tale.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of misjudge

Verb

Continue reading … NOT ENOUGH — Kash Patel demands apology from MS NOW following botched Russia report.

— , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Alou reacted demonstrably, and the Marlins went on to score eight runs in the inning, sending 12 batters to the plate, as Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez botched a routine double-play ball.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of botch

Verb

On September 30th, the state of Tennessee bungled its attempt to kill Christa Pike, who survived two injections of pentobarbital.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
There is one way actors can bungle a scene with Streep, however, her castmate revealed.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2026