miscounted

Definition of miscountednext
past tense of miscount

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Verb
  • Lens should already have been level — or even ahead — at the break but striker Wesley Saïd misjudged a close-range header and then shot straight at goalkeeper Matvei Safonov in first-half stoppage time.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • Mercedes also slightly misjudged its car set-up in the relentless 87F (30C) heat.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Alvarez, 41, was in MacArthur Park on May 18 when he was approached by two police officers, who initially mistook him as the suspect in a vehicle theft, according to a Justice Department news release and a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in the Central District of California.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • Samara Weaving and Margot Robbie bear a striking resemblance to one another—so much so, apparently, that a fan once mistook her for the Barbie actress.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 May 2026
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“Miscounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscounted. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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