miscounts

Definition of miscountsnext
present tense third-person singular of miscount

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Verb
  • In the end, Gail mistakes Paul for a burglar and sends a mob of angry neighbors after him.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • No one mistakes him for a devout Christian or a person of faith or morality.
    Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Home designer Allisa Jacobs wrote in a blog post that AI routinely misjudges the proportions and sizes of rooms and furniture, suggesting pieces that wouldn’t realistically fit in the space.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But the Fed just kind of misjudges what's going on and pushes too hard on interest rates and pushes the economy in.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Continue reading … FACT CHECK – Washington Post botches Israel-Gaza history leading to major correction.
    , FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gentleman thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven) circles the prize while Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) bungles the pursuit with sublime obliviousness.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her unscrupulous, power-hungry uncle Claudius (Kôji Yakusho) murders his own brother to become king.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • That’s partly because its senseless violence, inspired by the Manson murders among other grisly homicides, feels all too plausible.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Miscounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscounts. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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