misgoverned

past tense of misgovern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misgoverned
Verb
  • Multiple incidents involving interference allegations and other voting issues were reported in the weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election, including voter registration ballots being damaged and ballot collection boxes being set on fire.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Gaza Strip itself has been nearly leveled, with the United Nations estimating 78% of structures having been damaged or destroyed, leaving a monumental task of rebuilding for whoever will govern the enclave next.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Days later, on September 13, Russian drones violated Romanian airspace, prompting Bucharest to scramble fighter jets.
    Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In another lawsuit, lawyers argue that the First Amendment rights of detainees are being violated because attorneys face challenges in meeting with their clients at the site.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ray tells a graphic story about his revenge on a priest who abused him.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Ed later told investigators that his father had abused both him and his older sibling.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The result is a society that feels both rule-bound and misruled, saturated with laws and yet strangely lawless.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Misgoverned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misgoverned. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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