miscuing

verb

present participle of miscue
as in misjudging

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  1. misjudging
  2. mistaking
  3. bungling
  4. botching
  5. murdering
  6. muffing
Verb
  • Investors are misjudging, and then correcting, who or what will actually capture AI’s value.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of misjudging
Verb
  • The risk is mistaking inspiration for logistics or assuming the big picture covers the fine print.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The death of a language is like that of square dancing, or of doing algebra by pencil and paper, and mistaking metaphor for reality is one of the surest routes to woolly thinking.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of mistaking
Verb
  • 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
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  • Statham plays a former marine who has to prove his innocence after he’s framed for murdering his billionaire boss.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Tyrone Noling, who was convicted in 1996 of murdering an elderly couple and has maintained his innocence, is pictured June 15, 2005, in Mansfield, Ohio.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of murdering
Verb
  • 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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