misdirection

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Recent Examples of misdirection One of them is a nerve-racking, crosscutting game of misdirection and accumulating danger atop a balance beam. A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 19 May 2025 As judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers writes that finance VP Alex Roman’s testimony was ‘replete with misdirection and outright lies’ on the question of ‘when’ Apple decided to impose a 27% commission on outbound transactions. Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 And so the setup for this perfect moment, for Soto to come through and the Mets to pull out a win, proved to be misdirection. Tim Britton, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Some of them are physical, downhill runners, and some of them are guys who can take a misdirection, scissors-type run and go the other direction with it. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misdirection
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Noun
  • The measure expands the crime of malfeasance in office, which is punishable with up to 10 years in jail.
    Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
  • Also of concern, endorsing conventions have sometimes descended into chaos, rancor and accusations of malfeasance, and the cost and complication involved with hosting conventions have discouraged volunteers.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • It has been triggered by 25-years of being lost in the wilderness as a franchise, a result of neglect, or malpractice.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
  • Since 2017, Florida has had no caps on pain and suffering awards in medical malpractice suits because the Florida Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • What's more, elevated copper and cadmium levels were linked to more severe inattention symptoms (something common in females with ADHD), and higher amounts of copper and antimony were associated with an increase in hyperactivity-impulsivity behaviors.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 June 2025
  • Thanks in part to Washington’s inattention on Biden’s watch, Kim embarked on a profound strategic reorientation toward Russia.
    John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Judge Subramanian also noted there was no evidence of prosecutorial misconduct.
    Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • Several officers who either pleaded guilty or were convicted by a jury for their role in the corruption scheme had their felony convictions tossed out in favor of misdemeanors amid allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • As for inventions, accident and inadvertence played a role in the development of Post-it Notes and microwave heating.
    Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence.
    JAY CASPIAN KANG, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2017

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“Misdirection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirection. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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