miscounted

Definition of miscountednext
past tense of miscount

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Verb
  • Even so, the idea seemed misjudged.
    Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In the end, McAdams’ sexiness isn’t incidental, but integral to how she’s been misjudged.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • An asteroid weighing about 7 tons and traveling at 45,000 miles per hour zoomed over multiple states and lit up the sky as a meteor Tuesday morning, causing a loud boom that some residents mistook for an explosion, officials said.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Hoyas guard Fred Brown mistook Carolina’s James Worthy for a teammate and passed the ball right to his opponent.
    Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Miscounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscounted. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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