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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Since successful maritime navigation in antiquity was based on the winds and ocean currents that could be devastating if miscalculated, ships moved from port to port and always kept land in sight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The movie, to my eyes, badly miscalculates the ratio of paradise to despoilment, indulging the latter at the expense of the former.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
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Wildlife must maneuver around this waste, pets can mistake it for food, and kids are left playing in spaces that should be clean and healthy but aren’t.—
Jay Reddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2026
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No one will mistake this for the Dodgers’ billion-dollar starting rotation, which features eight All-Star games, two Cy Young awards, four MVP trophies and a World Series MVP honor.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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By adjusting force in real time, robots may be able to interact more naturally with fragile objects and unpredictable environments without over-gripping, slipping, or misjudging contact.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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After big price increases during the pandemic, when vehicles were in short supply, Stellantis kept on going, misjudging how much consumers would be willing to pay, Brauer said.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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After Malinin botched his final free in the singles competition, Cowan kept his distance as the skater crumbled into a grimace of abject disappointment.—
Colleen Barry,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The search for a permanent inspector general began after the city botched the process last year.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Cunanan, and Beanie Feldstein’s wide-eyed Monica Lewinsky, a performance that might have achieved icon status had Disney not bungled the FX on Hulu rollout.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2026
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Hollywood stars would do well to worry less about bungling the teleprompter and more about being true to their heart.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Miscount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscount. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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