as in missed
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others
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Murray made the game’s first basket, then missed his next 12 shots before fouling out.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Linesman Ben O’Quinn fell ill after the first period and missed the rest of the game.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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But my silence should not be mistaken for agreement with lies.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
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Zaluzhnyi believes the agency could not plausibly have mistaken the location of the country’s main war command center.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The crowd’s reaction, like so much collective behavior in Japan, could easily be misunderstood by outsiders.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Democrats stand for upholding the Constitution and Rule of Law but have been misunderstood by the electorate.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Misknown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misknown. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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