Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscounted
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Williams surrendered two runs, though the first wasn’t really his fault, as Martínez misjudged a ball in center field, resulting in a double.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Emirati leaders’ response, marked by swift condemnations and the prompt visit of a historically high-ranking delegation to Doha, indicate that Israel’s government seriously misjudged the situation.—
Monica Marks,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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According to Fox 35, deputies mistook Vasquez for their suspect due to a one-letter difference in the spelling of their last names.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The children were accidentally napalmed by South Vietnamese pilots who mistook a group of fleeing villagers for Viet Cong.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Miscounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscounted. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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