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Recent Examples of misdirected
Dan Kejsefman, Talent Director at Avature, describes it as misdirected effort fueled by anxiety.
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Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The turban’s high visibility leaves Sikh men uniquely vulnerable to misdirected Islamophobic attacks, according to the American Bar Association.
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Susie Neilson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
The novelist Naomi Alderman recently wrote about how the thing that keeps drawing us back to our phones is actually a misdirected desire to learn.
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Richard Godwin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
Everyone in the book suffers from unreturned or misdirected love.
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Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Even with smart investing, without the right systems in place to transfer this wealth, wealth that took generations to build can be lost, misdirected, or fumbled entirely.
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Essence,
14 Jan. 2026
Weiss' defenders have blasted the show's staff as insubordinate and misdirected.
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Arkansas Online,
26 Dec. 2025
Sponsor is not responsible for any lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, mutilated, postage due or mechanically reproduced Entries or Entries that have been tampered with or not obtained through legitimate channels, all of which will be disqualified.
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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.
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Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The turban’s high visibility leaves Sikh men uniquely vulnerable to misdirected Islamophobic attacks, according to the American Bar Association.
—
Susie Neilson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
The novelist Naomi Alderman recently wrote about how the thing that keeps drawing us back to our phones is actually a misdirected desire to learn.
—
Richard Godwin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
Everyone in the book suffers from unreturned or misdirected love.
—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Even with smart investing, without the right systems in place to transfer this wealth, wealth that took generations to build can be lost, misdirected, or fumbled entirely.
—
Essence,
14 Jan. 2026
Weiss' defenders have blasted the show's staff as insubordinate and misdirected.
—
Arkansas Online,
26 Dec. 2025
Sponsor is not responsible for any lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, mutilated, postage due or mechanically reproduced Entries or Entries that have been tampered with or not obtained through legitimate channels, all of which will be disqualified.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdirected
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The girls’ trip isn’t just misguided advice; it’s morally coded.
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However, this doesn’t imply that restricting phones is misguided.
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Conventional interventions have been largely ineffective, suggesting a rate increase may be the strongest tool left for policymakers to stabilize the won.
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While some viral health trends are harmless—or simply ineffective—others can put your health at serious risk.
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Still, multitasking can lead to careless errors, irritability or burnout, so take it easy.
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Sell the two at much the same price, and careful investors end up holding careless risk.
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However, long-term makeup storage is ill-advised.
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Of all the Yellowstone spinoffs, Dutton Ranch feels like the most can’t-miss — and maybe also the most ill-advised.
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“Misdirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirected. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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