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Recent Examples of misperception
Desperate efforts to promote school integration, Thomas argued, stemmed from the misperception that identifiably Black schools were somehow doomed to fail because of their racial composition.
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Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
There’s a common misperception that a 529 plan is an investment, but the plans usually have several options from which to select.
—Brian Boswell, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, this perception is a misperception.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Local communities are more likely to trust and accept these organizations, mitigating the potential for local-level conflict to break out as a result of mistrust or misperception.
—Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
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Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
There’s a common misperception that a 529 plan is an investment, but the plans usually have several options from which to select.
—Brian Boswell, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, this perception is a misperception.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Local communities are more likely to trust and accept these organizations, mitigating the potential for local-level conflict to break out as a result of mistrust or misperception.
—Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misperception
Noun
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Inconsistent Data Integrity Because of the name ‘artificial intelligence,’ there is a common misconception that AI is capable of original thought.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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And there's a (misconception) that these Pop Artists were having fun and being clever and not showing their soul.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Jamie Moraga, Franklin Revere NO: San Diego’s roads are in dire condition after years of deferred maintenance; drastically cutting the road-repair budget now would be a serious mistake.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Honeywell has learned from its mistakes, delivering a sensible forecast during its April 29 quarterly earnings report.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
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“Misperception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misperception. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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