as in to abuse
to put to a bad or improper use
a creative talent who was misemployed at the advertising agency as an account manager instead of a copywriter
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General view of the Google headquarters in King’s Cross as the tech giant faces a 5 billion pound lawsuit in the UK for allegedly abusing its online search dominance.—
April Roach,Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
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After the split, LaPaglia claimed she was emotionally abused by her ex during an episode of the BFFs Podcast.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The paper—supported by Cascale, Textile Exchange and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation—argues that LCAs are often misused across the apparel sector.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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If the guy who runs OpenAI can’t stop his own face from being misused, what chance do the rest of us have?—
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Misemploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misemploy. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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