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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
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In truth, there were many factors behind the fall of the Soviet Union — Ronald Reagan’s Star Wars program and other geopolitical provocations, the drop in oil prices, drastic leadership mistakes like the war in Afghanistan, a misguided alcohol policy, and [Mikhail] Gorbachev’s reforms.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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This power grab and installed gerrymandering fix was a misguided attempt to make two wrongs a right.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The report also concluded that the techniques used were ineffective.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Two years later, after more legal wrangling, the Connecticut Supreme Court voted narrowly to overturn his conviction, ruling that Skakel's right to a fair trial was compromised by ineffective legal representation.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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He was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital and was later issued a summons for no insurance, careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident, officials said.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jenkins’ fumble was due to careless ball-handling, although two members of his offensive line got bull-rushed, leading to the pressure.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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Even a small showing of functional toughness from Tyler Kleven, fighting Joe Veleno after a thunderous check on Canadiens defenceman Alexandre Carrier, proved to be somewhat ill-advised.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Other segments feature a woman being stalked by telephone and a nurse whose decision to steal a ring from a corpse turns out to be very ill-advised.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Misdirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirected. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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