miscuing

present participle of miscue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscuing
Verb
  • The survey found that young daters often misinterpret green flags as red flags, misjudging intentions in stereotypical ways.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The other kids have never been happier or more prepared for the standardized tests that will determine their futures, which means their parents are suddenly in love with Maria, and her overbearing principal is sorry for misjudging her.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Like mistaking a tube of moisturizer for toothpaste or shampoo for body wash.
    Caelan McMichael, Allure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Her father had bought it at the county fair; the vender, mistaking it for yet another replica Native ceremonial mask, had all but given it away.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When Souleymane rehearses his account, in an early scene, Barry admonishes him for blandly reciting (and often bungling) the false facts he’s been given.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But Team Blue ultimately squanders their lead, completely botching the puzzle as the other two tribes smoke theirs.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Third-round running back Kaleb Johnson has had the worst rookie moment of the season so far, botching a Week 2 kickoff return that became a Seattle touchdown.
    Josh Kendall, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The episode’s final moments are of Godolkin walking the campus, draped in a blanket, murdering a student and ready to enact his ultimate plan for the future of supes.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Gregory Szugyi, who also goes by Gregory Dubelle, had been charged with murdering 36-year-old Antonio Poole in an April 2024 shooting on Kennedy Street in Oakland.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Miscuing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscuing. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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