Thesaurus results for MISCOUNTING

miscounting

verb

present participle of miscount

as in miscalculating

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Rather than collisions caused by surrounding traffic, these incidents involved the vehicle misjudging objects directly in its path.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar hit the barriers after misjudging a chicane.

— Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026

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You could be forgiven for mistaking the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for an apparel brand that also operates trains and buses on the side.

— Liam Scott, Washington Post, 10 July 2026
The look has been updated with taste and restraint, so there’s no mistaking the 33/303’s lineage—even the dimensions are within 1 mm of the originals.

— Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026

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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who polled at 5% in the CBS survey, accused Becerra of bungling the federal government’s response to COVID-19, mpox and the influx in child migrants under former President Joe Biden.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
And Kash Patel's FBI seems to be bungling the investigation at every step.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of bungling

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Atlanta was out-everythinged in an 83-71 loss to the Indiana Fever on Thursday, botching a chance at a statement game.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 5 June 2026
He was taken into custody at the scene, after botching several sobriety tests, body-cam footage shows.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026

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Blade grinders function more like blenders, frantically whirring in circles, mangling the beans, and tossing them all over the grinding chamber.

— Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2026
Where was Michael Hill, the commissioner’s office executive serving as Team USA’s general manager, while his manager was mangling the stakes of the situation?

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026

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