Thesaurus results for MISPRIZE

misprize

verb

Definition of misprize

as in to misesteem

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My husband, a bookseller, often notes that most books are bad, and this may be doubly true for children’s books, whose brevity leads foolhardy would-be authors to underestimate the difficulty of their task.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Given past polling errors in Texas that underestimated the Republican vote, there's a healthy skepticism that Democrat James Talarico's margin of error lead in polling averages is enough to win.

— Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of underestimate

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When riders misjudge a stop or take a turn too quickly, the falls are causing more fractures, sprains, and road rash.

— Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Some have misjudged the strength of the surface mat, stepping in the wrong place or breaking through into the cold water below.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of misjudge

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Lacy has heard plenty of kvetching from breeders who believe their horses to be undervalued in the book, and thereby potentially undervalued in the sale.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
The price hikes were not the result of Evernote undervaluing longtime customers.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of undervalue

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That could test a board that is short on corporate heavy-hitters — there’s not one sitting CEO on the board other than Huang — or people with deep experience of national security or political crisis management.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
How researchers tested model To examine this possibility, the team modified the established Kawano/NUC123 computer code, which simulates Big Bang nucleosynthesis.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of test

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In 2025, the Denver school board passed a policy directing the superintendent to review and adjust enrollment boundaries and zones for the 2027-28 school year and continue to reevaluate them every five years after.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Moreover, surging gas prices are forcing European power producers to reevaluate generation economics.

— , CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of reevaluate

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