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as in to abuse
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
having been shuffled from foster home to foster home, the orphaned girl felt she had been mishandled by an uncaring society
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as in to manhandle
to abuse physically
adopted a sadly mishandled puppy from the pound
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as in to mismanage
to manage badly
we took over as soon as we realized that the fill-in had been mishandling the situation
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Recent Examples of mishandle
The company's board was told that Albert Manifold was verbally abusive and bullying toward employees, and had mishandled company information, according to the WSJ.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Third baseman Luis Rengifo mishandled a ground ball to let Teoscar Hernández reach base in the seventh inning.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
And then another Maloney pitch was mishandled by sophomore catcher Max Pemberton, who appeared to have Johns Hopkins senior shortstop Damian Brown hung up between third base and home plate.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
The growing costs have fueled criticisms from challengers and some lawyers involved in litigation against the city, who argue incumbent City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto has mishandled settlement strategy and over-relied on outside counsel.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 23 May 2026
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Third baseman Luis Rengifo mishandled a ground ball to let Teoscar Hernández reach base in the seventh inning.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
And then another Maloney pitch was mishandled by sophomore catcher Max Pemberton, who appeared to have Johns Hopkins senior shortstop Damian Brown hung up between third base and home plate.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
The growing costs have fueled criticisms from challengers and some lawyers involved in litigation against the city, who argue incumbent City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto has mishandled settlement strategy and over-relied on outside counsel.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishandle
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Crooks have learned how to abuse them, steal them and trick people into handing them over.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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What is perhaps most troubling is the actions of some to abuse their access to privileged and confidential information to mispresent facts, manipulate situations and selectively use and leak that information to promote personal agendas.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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During this stretch, the Colts will face three AFC opponents, including the Steelers, who manhandled them last year and forced Jones to commit a career-high five turnovers in a loss.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Those ramped up after Ottawa was completely manhandled by the Canes, and never held the lead at any point in the series.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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But given the agency’s track record of withholding information, mismanaging funds and failing to comply with audit recommendations, assurances alone are not enough.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a letter last week demanding information about the project and accusing the state of mismanaging federal funds.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Immigration officials insisted she had not been mistreated.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Your daughter is mistreating you.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and the Linn County Attorney’s Office have filed a 2nd degree murder charge against a 47-year-old man whose vicious dogs allegedly mauled his 13-year-old neighbor to death days before Christmas.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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As Mox mauled Kyle, fans did react when Moxley bit O’Reilly in the face.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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In addition, referees were instructed to apply the rules regarding fouls and misconducts more strictly – a move meant to protect players and their inventiveness.—
Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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Pratt alleged that volunteers have been bullied, harassed, and have been trying to get Bass’s attention.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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The student who was injured was subjected to other instances of bullying before the assault on May 7, according to the lawsuit filed by Mollie and Boston Mallory, the plaintiff’s attorneys.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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Rather than attacking all rapidly growing cells, as chemotherapy does, the drug targets a key cancer-driving pathway known as KRAS, which is involved in more than 90% of pancreatic tumors.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Akindahunsi is accused of attacking several women the night of May 28.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishandle. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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