as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
the candidate fatally misgauged voters' concerns, and his negative ads only served to alienate many would-be supporters
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Make your wisdom easy to digest and impossible to misunderstand.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025 -
If social media is any indication, some locals (and Karri) misunderstood the signup form and accidentally opted-in to getting alerts via text, phone and email...—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
19 Feb. 2025
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And Answers For Saturday, March 8 What To Know About Hantavirus—The Rare Mouse-Borne Virus That Killed Gene Hackman’s Wife Arakawa The return of war as a topic in European debate will alarm many people, and it should not be underestimated.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The impact of the fires on the L.A region’s children cannot be underestimated and may portend long-term difficulties, child development experts say.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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He was detained after the agents, who were searching for another man with a deportation order, mistook him for someone else.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The opening sequence of the documentary could be mistaken for a Jason Bourne film.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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And brands suffer immense backlash for misjudging cultural sensitivities.—
Angelique Kuiper,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
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Headline fretters have misjudged ADI’s tariff risks.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Misgauge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misgauge. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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