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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishearing
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Abrego Garcia’s attorneys pushed back in a Tuesday response filing, arguing that the government is misreading what the deportation order actually allows.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Jan. 2026 -
For example, radar locks of this kind could lead to pilots misreading the situation and firing by mistake.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Dec. 2025
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People keep either misunderstanding or forgetting that there are not one but two revolutions going on here, the second being accelerated computing.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Jan. 2026
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Interestingly, people often described fears that were based on misunderstanding how technology works – or fails to work.—
Alaina Vandervoort Burns,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
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Allegations that are now spreading online could be misinterpreting records or exaggerating minor issues — or could be exposing actual fraudulent activity.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Mainstream climate scientists heavily criticized the report for cherry-picking evidence and misinterpreting key climate science findings.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Mishearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishearing. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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