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Recent Examples of misdeed Such a misdeed might not warrant the forfeiture of multiple first round picks but could carry a meaningful penalty. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025 All this acrimony stemmed from a case where Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis spectacularly whiffed while attempting to criminalize rap lyrics and super glue the misdeeds of everyone Thug and Gunna knew onto them. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025 By this point, the movie’s film-noir framework reveals ample psychological, moral, and symbolic dimensions, and one that is explicitly political—the potential for police officers to abuse their power and frame others for their own misdeeds. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025 The 5-0 vote to fire Garbarino at Tuesday night's council meeting came a couple of days after Miller Johnson released a 59-page report alleging that Altaheri drove drunk with police officers to a strip club for an officer's party, among other misdeeds. Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misdeed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdeed
Noun
  • Tennessee law holds that those who committed crimes before 1999 can choose between being put to death by lethal injection or the electric chair.
    Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The office's programming extends to other areas as well, including domestic violence, human trafficking and interacting with victims of crimes.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Another major violation would be improper cooling.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Adav Noti, a former FEC general counsel and now executive director of the Campaign Legal Center, says even with a quorum, the commission has historically done very little to regulate campaign finance violations.
    Ashley Lopez, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their sins will be washed away by the waters of liberty.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe she’s being punished for her sin?
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Although there are no allegations of wrongdoing by the firm, the head of Finland’s National Cyber Security Centre told the paper that Beijing's link was of concern because whoever controlled the cable had access to its data traffic.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • DeSantis has denied wrongdoing.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdeed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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