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Recent Examples of misdirected
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.
—Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Everyone in the book suffers from unreturned or misdirected love.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Effective leaders understand that the humans-versus-AI debate can be well-intended but misdirected.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 16 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
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
Effective leaders understand that the humans-versus-AI debate can be well-intended but misdirected.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 16 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
Adjective
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This is a terribly misguided practice.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
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The series follows Nicky (Levy) and Morgan (Taylor Ortega), two deeply incapable siblings who are in over their heads when a misguided theft for their dying grandmother accidentally pulls them into the world of organized crime, the season one logline tells us.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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That strategy is becoming ineffective.—
Raheel Sheikh,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Suspensions One Kansas City food business was suspended due to ineffective pest control measures.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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After an almost year-long investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office charged Pino with three misdemeanor counts of careless boating resulting in death.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Dahlin earned another interference penalty later, and Zucker’s roughing penalty was careless.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Time will tell what these partners are able to do with regard to safety, but releasing it to the general public would certainly have been ill-advised and dangerous.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misdirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirected. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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