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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Despite the success, Sony has missed much of this upside due to selling the film’s exclusive rights to Netflix.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025 -
That foul before the inbounds gave Powell one free throw and the Heat possession, but Powell missed that one free throw.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Some of us had at first mistaken the howler monkeys for machinery.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 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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So both sides have misunderstood his constituency.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 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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“Misknown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misknown. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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