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Recent Examples of misperception
No Way Home, and the misperception that the sequel actually opened under projections.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
Sands said there’s also been a public misperception that the inspectors are new hires whose only job duty is performing the inspections.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
To try and cope with this misperception, the law seeks to ensure that appropriate cautions and warnings are displayed to users.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Duford points to misinformation about the January Los Angeles fires, and later, a misperception that protests over immigration raids had taken over the whole city, as examples of why some people stayed away.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
Sands said there’s also been a public misperception that the inspectors are new hires whose only job duty is performing the inspections.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
To try and cope with this misperception, the law seeks to ensure that appropriate cautions and warnings are displayed to users.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Duford points to misinformation about the January Los Angeles fires, and later, a misperception that protests over immigration raids had taken over the whole city, as examples of why some people stayed away.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misperception
Noun
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One misconception during this whale drought is that the Heat struck out repeatedly.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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The whole movie could be seen as an attempt to push back against some common historical misconceptions.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But Colorado was lethal in its execution on the counterattack and capitalized on Sporting KC’s mistakes to win 4-1.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2026
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The previous supreme leader made the mistake of enriching uranium but never building a nuclear weapon; in effect, his nuclear program went far enough to provoke the West into sanctions and military strikes but not far enough to provide protection.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Misperception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misperception. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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