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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
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.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026
The club wants Mayor Zohran Mandani and the City Council to revoke the honor, after making a commitment to cancel Koch a condition of its endorsements due to the club's perception that Koch mishandled the 1980s AIDS crisis.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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.
—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
The police mishandled much of the evidence, and Longet was eventually sentenced to 30 days in jail.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 May 2026
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.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026
The club wants Mayor Zohran Mandani and the City Council to revoke the honor, after making a commitment to cancel Koch a condition of its endorsements due to the club's perception that Koch mishandled the 1980s AIDS crisis.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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.
—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
The police mishandled much of the evidence, and Longet was eventually sentenced to 30 days in jail.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishandled
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The fake news, like CNN, like The New York Times, and like others, have abused our people, have abused our people so badly.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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At least 10 women have alleged that Epstein groomed or abused them at the 10,000-acre ranch starting in the mid-1990s, an NBC News review of court testimony, lawsuits and other records found.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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Carney said antisemites in Canada have fired bullets at Jewish schools and thrown firebombs at synagogues and attacked community centers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Thousands of mail carriers across the United States were attacked by dogs in 2025, with Los Angeles topping the list for most attacks, according to a new report from the United States Postal Service.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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And yet, the complex plot comes down to the bond between Albus and Scorpius, who are living in their fathers’ shadows, bullied and uncertain of themselves, as their connections with their dads falter.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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In a country like India, subjugated early in the history of capitalist imperialism, and then bullied after independence by the West, a degree of self-renunciation and collective sacrifice was widely understood to be requisite to economic and political self-strengthening.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 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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So began the journey to create a hideaway resort sensitive to the natural environment and a marine reserve with the aim to recover the coral reefs damaged by dynamite fishing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The real risk starts when a pan gets too hot, too damaged or used in the wrong way.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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The Chinese have been broug ht here to work on railroads, to work on farms and they were mistreated.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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LaFaive felt that Goodman had been fundamentally mistreated, particularly in the wake of a defining tragedy.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Australia's only other fatal shark attack this year occurred in January, when a 12-year-old boy died in a hospital days after he was mauled by a bull shark in Sydney Harbor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 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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Protestant ethics, however, are not violated without the torment of guilt or the pleasure of self-destruction; never good enough, never bad enough.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Patagonia alleged Pattie Gonia violated the agreement by selling merchandise, and the complaint includes email correspondence between the parties in 2025, in which the company reminded the drag queen their agreement prohibits the commercialization of the Pattie Gonia name.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Mishandled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishandled. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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