as in mismanagement
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Recent Examples of misdirection
Seguin cut the lead to one score late in the third, converting a fourth-and-1 with another misdirection handoff to Da’Shaun Marable.
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Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
Bahr sees this as being connected to policy flubs and misdirection.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Through constant pre-snap motion and misdirection, the Patriots were relentless in attacking a group that had struggled against run and pass entering Sunday.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Even what seem like clear signals, such as the gun in Skinner’s bag, turn out to be clever misdirection.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
Bahr sees this as being connected to policy flubs and misdirection.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Through constant pre-snap motion and misdirection, the Patriots were relentless in attacking a group that had struggled against run and pass entering Sunday.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Even what seem like clear signals, such as the gun in Skinner’s bag, turn out to be clever misdirection.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdirection
Noun
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Decades of mismanagement, underinvestment and corruption have strained the power grid of Iraq, which is OPEC's second-largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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Even though Rinderknecht was charged with the crime, fire experts told the Washington Examiner that mismanagement by firefighting crews and questionable tactics putting out the smaller Lachman Fire contributed to the Palisades Fire.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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That Trump has been singularly focused on pop culture comes at a time when his reputation — and that of his administration — has been under fire due to the mishandling of the Epstein files.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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Along with his plays, Graham also created the BBC series Sherwood, which finished its second season last year and uses the dependable Brit mystery format to look at the larger issues of post-industrial suffering and government malfeasance that plague his hometown and so many others.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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His dereliction of duty could be considered malfeasance and disqualification from running.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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As for what got Osbourne to the sorry state shown in some of these scenes, that’s a sad story that involves what the family insinuates is medical malpractice.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Pretending otherwise is strategic malpractice.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Among the inattention indicators the system tracks are head nodding or tilting, yawning, change in eye blink rate, long eyelid closures (indicating something called microsleeps), and gaze drifting from the road for extended periods (what happens when people text and drive).—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Sep. 2025
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It’s characterized by patterns of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ongoing irresponsibility by Congress, which used the fund to hide even larger deficits in the general Treasury accounts, has been the problem.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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His post sparked hundreds of comments debating whether this behavior reflected irresponsibility or a rational shift in spending priorities.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Cohen, like other prosecutors who commit intentional misconduct are shielded – entirely.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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The immunity would not apply in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the dispatcher.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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But some degree of forgetfulness is a normal part of life.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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According to her, his reaction wasn’t just forgetfulness but entitlement.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Misdirection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirection. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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