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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscued
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Rapp, after initially running downhill, misjudged Henry’s acceleration and overall speed, which turned it into a mad dash.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Meanwhile, for an AI that claims someone is going into something bad, but the AI has computationally misjudged the circumstance, users are bound to howl and get upset with the AI and the AI maker.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kicker Brady Denaburg missed a potentially game-tying, 51-yard field goal, and then U returner Koi Perich muffed bouncing punt in the shadow of the goalposts.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
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Tommy Maher muffed one punt deep in his own territory and fumbled at the end of a long return on another.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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And the Ravens completely botched a late second-quarter sequence that resulted in the Bills making a late field goal.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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There are many stars in Francis Ford Coppola’s batshit crazy and, some would say, botched $120-million dystopian epic from last year, Megalopolis, which the legendary Hollywood auteur paid for out of his own pocket.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Indians’ first scoring opportunity came thanks to their special teams when the Northwest punter bobbled the snap near midfield and was tackled before getting the punt off.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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It was bobbled off the post and cleared back out to the corner of the box for Rodriguez.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Miscued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscued. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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