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Recent Examples of misdirection
Even what seem like clear signals, such as the gun in Skinner’s bag, turn out to be clever misdirection.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
And that's where the misdirection comes in.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Trump’s use of diplomacy as an instrument of misdirection—Israel attacked two days before a scheduled round of U.S.-Iranian nuclear talks—likely validated those Iranians who believed all along that the United States could not be trusted.
—Hasan T. Alhasan, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
Perhaps, unsurprisingly, the title turns out to be a bit of misdirection.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 July 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
And that's where the misdirection comes in.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Trump’s use of diplomacy as an instrument of misdirection—Israel attacked two days before a scheduled round of U.S.-Iranian nuclear talks—likely validated those Iranians who believed all along that the United States could not be trusted.
—Hasan T. Alhasan, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
Perhaps, unsurprisingly, the title turns out to be a bit of misdirection.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdirection
Noun
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The demand seeks to probe potential wrongdoing, mismanagement and fiduciary breaches by the Disney board and its leadership, according to the letter.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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This is all an example of roster mismanagement from general manager Chris Grier, who has held that role since 2016 and gained all power in 2019 because some of these problems were self-inflicted.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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This was straight-up malpractice from Bradley, whose captaincy hasn’t gone any better than that of the man who snubbed him in 2023, Zach Johnson.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Carmichael couple also accuses the hospital network of violating their right to privacy, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and medical malpractice.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Ottawa’s best players were out of sync, took too many penalties and were literally left battered and bloody after fights and misconduct penalties.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Previous stars include Curtiss Cook, who left after season 6, Ntare Mwine, who left after season 3, and original series star Jason Mitchell, who was dropped from The Chi in 2019 amid misconduct allegations.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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