miscuing

verb

present participle of miscue
as in misjudging

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscuing
  1. misjudging
  2. mistaking
  3. bungling
  4. botching
  5. murdering
  6. muffing
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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
Definition of misjudging
Verb
  • Warsh is mistaking the value of quiet that Waller has criticized publicly.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Perreault-Magny said frightened and flustered migrants sometimes try to climb into his unmarked patrol pickup, mistaking it for a smuggler coming to collect them.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of mistaking
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  • The combustion of Graham Platner’s candidacy in Maine is another blow to a Democratic Party trying to mend its reputation after bungling the 2024 presidential election.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of bungling
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  • The look was a polarizing one, leading the Spaniard to blame one of his brothers for botching the assignment.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of botching
Verb
  • Their son pleaded guilty in October 2022 to murdering four students and injuring several others in the November 2021 shooting at Oxford High School and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • On that Sabbath morning, a gunman shot his way into the synagogue, shouting antisemitic invective and murdering 11 worshipers from the three congregations sharing the building — Dor Hadash, New Light and Tree of Life.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of murdering
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  • Wilson ultimately ran out of options, muffing his outlet pass and setting up Boozer for a transition dunk on the other end.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • Tommy Troy then reached on a single, per the official scorer, but shortstop Christian Koss should’ve been charged with an error after muffing a grounder.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of muffing
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