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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The Falcons looked to have tied the game up in the fourth quarter with less than five minutes to go on Drake London’s third touchdown catch of the game but Parker Romo missed the extra point.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025 -
That slower growth means that targets to triple global solar capacity by 2030 will probably be missed, and growing demand for energy means emissions are still rising.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Anyone who passed by 714 North 34th Street in Philadelphia could have mistaken it for a meeting house or a school.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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In Douglas’s version, the original plays alongside a pair of alternative perspectives, which suggest that the young woman has mistaken one Black soldier for another and that neither intends harm.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Many patients are surprised to learn that watery eyes can actually be a sign of dryness, a common but frequently misunderstood symptom.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
6 Oct. 2025
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Germany's Bild newspaper reported on Saturday that Witkoff had misunderstood Russia's position on a ceasefire deal, taking Putin's demands for Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as an offer for Moscow to pull troops from the two regions.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Misknown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misknown. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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