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- misstatement
- misconstruction
- misinterpretation
- misunderstanding
- misconception
- misjudgment
- misapprehension
- misreading
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Although the headline of the story correctly reported that all defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, our story included one misstatement reporting that all had pled guilty to the charges.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2026 -
Lee Watson, in the email, said Burns never represented the board in the lawsuit and telling the court otherwise is a misstatement.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2026
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Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Ohanian used his misconstruction of employment figures as the basis for a wide-ranging critique of California economic policy, mostly citing how the high cost of living drives people out of the state.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Dec. 2024
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Previous measurements implied that the motion of stars in the SMC were indicative of the rotation of the dwarf galaxy, but according to these new results, that was a misinterpretation.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 June 2026
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That burden exists for good reason — accusations are sometimes based on misunderstanding, misinterpretation or worse, bad faith.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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At that point, the misunderstandings of me being weird or nerdy or stuck up or whatever kind of just went away.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The misunderstandings are about people’s tones, and not necessarily about the things that people are pointing toward.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Noun
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This misconception started with a small study of 16 male rugby players who took creatine of 25 grams (g) daily for seven days, then 5 g daily for 14 days.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
2 Dec. 2025
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But misconceptions and misinformation — including concerns that the vaccine actually causes the flu — shouldn’t be one of them, experts said.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Linda, meanwhile, survives the poisoning due to Bradley's misjudgment on the dosage.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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One misjudgment could cost lives.—
John Tyler,
Forbes.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After a decade or so of making various iterations of her table and shelf works, Bove began to tire of the recurring misapprehension that viewers need to read every book and explore in depth every reference on display in order to understand the work.—
Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Relaxing the competitive policies toward China in favor of warmer leader-to-leader engagement reflects a fundamental misreading of Xi’s intentions.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
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Imposter syndrome is a misreading of a stable environment.—
Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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“Misdescription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescription. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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