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as in abused
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 attacked
to abuse physically
adopted a sadly mishandled puppy from the pound
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as in mismanaged
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 mishandled
Pete Alonso gave the Orioles the lead again with a 10th-inning RBI single, but Oswald Peraza scored on Schanuel's soft grounder to tie after Keegan Akin mishandled the toss while covering first.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
Michael Clark was released from prison in 2025 after his lawyers argued that DNA evidence in the case was mishandled by Woods, but prosecutors are seeking to retry him.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
The audio tapes were obtained by the Justice Department during its investigation into concerns that Biden mishandled classified materials.
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Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
Castle said victims are too often left with limited options when allegations are mishandled or ignored within the ranks.
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Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
On Thursday, a judge dismissed the murder case against Spencer after ruling that the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office mishandled evidence.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
Judge Wilson seemed to agree, finding in his ruling that a detective mishandled the evidence and failed to follow proper procedure.
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CNN Money,
4 June 2026
But last month, Lara took legal action against State Farm, alleging the company mishandled wildfire claims in the devastated Los Angeles fire zones.
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Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
Second baseman Hao-Yu Lee mishandled a Yandy Diaz grounder that could have been an inning-ending double play.
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Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2026
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Michael Clark was released from prison in 2025 after his lawyers argued that DNA evidence in the case was mishandled by Woods, but prosecutors are seeking to retry him.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
The audio tapes were obtained by the Justice Department during its investigation into concerns that Biden mishandled classified materials.
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Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
Castle said victims are too often left with limited options when allegations are mishandled or ignored within the ranks.
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Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
On Thursday, a judge dismissed the murder case against Spencer after ruling that the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office mishandled evidence.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
Judge Wilson seemed to agree, finding in his ruling that a detective mishandled the evidence and failed to follow proper procedure.
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CNN Money,
4 June 2026
But last month, Lara took legal action against State Farm, alleging the company mishandled wildfire claims in the devastated Los Angeles fire zones.
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Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
Second baseman Hao-Yu Lee mishandled a Yandy Diaz grounder that could have been an inning-ending double play.
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Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishandled
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Many of the children were being abused by adults, according to court records.
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At the time of the first reports, it was indicated that Pitt abused not only Jolie but also some of the older kids.
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Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and took off their jackets to reveal their Los Perros del Mal T-shirts.
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The prosecution said the two activists had incited a mob that subsequently attacked a security vehicle, seized the soldier and beat him to death with sticks and bricks.
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Joshua Serad, of Maple Shade, stole and damaged Pride flags Monday in the business district of Haddonfield on Kings Highway, according to police.
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Flying bricks damaged the crossing’s signal arms, and the crossing was closed by Union Pacific.
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Because he was being completely bullied and demeaned and excused.
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In a pluralistic democracy of free citizens, true leadership cannot be bought, bullied, or beaten into people.
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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.
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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.
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But the court ruled in February that Republican counter plans violated a Utah referendum prohibiting gerrymandering, solidifying the single district centered on the increasingly liberal Salt Lake City.
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The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
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The sanctuary’s founder, Monika Kerber Perez, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday but has previously denied that the animals were mistreated.
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This time Hilton was speaking in support of two families who filed lawsuits Monday alleging that their children were mistreated at Provo Canyon School, the same facility where Hilton spent almost a year in the late 1990s.
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Back in the ring, Oba mauled Jey as the Kingdom Arena began rumbling again.
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The singer, 37, was set to take the stand in the case brought against him by his housekeeper, who alleged one of Brown's dogs mauled her sister in 2020.
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“Mishandled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishandled. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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