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Recent Examples of misdirected
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Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
Excessive and misdirected use of artificial light is more common in cities and can have a huge effect on the visibility of the night sky, particularly for those stargazers who are looking to observe faint deep sky objects with some of the best telescopes.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In fast-moving scenarios, those assumptions can lead to delays in response or, worse, misdirected mitigation efforts.
—Craig Davies, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Analysis and debate about the ongoing health-care crisis emphasize misdirected funding rather than considering how to revitalize the ethics of medicine.
—David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
Excessive and misdirected use of artificial light is more common in cities and can have a huge effect on the visibility of the night sky, particularly for those stargazers who are looking to observe faint deep sky objects with some of the best telescopes.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In fast-moving scenarios, those assumptions can lead to delays in response or, worse, misdirected mitigation efforts.
—Craig Davies, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Analysis and debate about the ongoing health-care crisis emphasize misdirected funding rather than considering how to revitalize the ethics of medicine.
—David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdirected
Adjective
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Instead of expanding nursing slots, the state board has limited the number of nursing slots for private colleges out of a misguided sense of fairness.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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After all, even repeating the consensus of the time is far from a surefire way of looking clever in 25 years, because various elements of the sport where there was a broad agreement about the direction of travel have proved misguided.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ashby was one of the team’s few ineffective relievers in the National League Division Series.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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But their entire run scheme was ineffective for long stretches, as Denver finished with just 78 yards on 26 carries.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In March 2024, Karen was arrested and charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Nigeria deserves solidarity in its fight against terror — not careless rhetoric that fuels misunderstanding.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Tellingly, Yu’s other pup kept a distance throughout, evidently aware that whatever Lily was up to was ill-advised.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Carrie’s characterization is the adaptation’s biggest change, and its most ill-advised.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Misdirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirected. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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