miscued

past tense of miscue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscued
Verb
  • After months marked by corruption, violence, and the open perversion of law, to gasp in outrage at the loss of a few tons of masonry and mortar might seem oddly misjudged.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • On one occasion, a blunt-nosed viper misjudged the distance to its prey.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Oklahoma’s special teams muffed a punt against Michigan in Week 2, then allowed a punt return touchdown to Texas in the fourth quarter.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • When center fielder Bryce Teodosio muffed Doyle’s single, Goodman scored the go-ahead run.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One day, calling kids up to get pizza for a class lunch, the teacher repeatedly and purposely bungled her name.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But Denver bungled five — five — chances to extend their lead to two scores in the second half after taking resounding control of the game in the second half.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the show has hosted plenty of controversial musical performances, such as NBC removing upside-down American flags from Rage Against the Machine’s amps in 1996 to Ashlee Simpson’s botched vocal performance in 2004.
    William Earl, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Made all the worse, that final play by Miami was botched by a mistake that led to the pickoff.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 49ers were poised to answer with their first points, but the Falcons’ Kaden Ellis intercepted a Jones pass that Jauan Jennings bobbled at the Falcons’ 18.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • With the Phillies tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers in extra innings, Kerkering bobbled a ground ball hit back to him and overthrew the catcher with bases loaded, ultimately losing the game for his team.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Miscued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscued. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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