misprizing

verb

present participle of misprize
as in misesteeming

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  1. underestimating
  2. undervaluing
  3. misjudging
  4. testing
  5. analyzing
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  • Those tallies appear to be underestimating the scale of the problem considerably.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 23 July 2026
  • The announcement has become a reference point for infrastructure providers who argue the industry may be underestimating the scale required to support widespread agent adoption.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of underestimating
Verb
  • Stop undervaluing yourself, period.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • For most of their history, the Panthers have gotten by with mediocre safeties, undervaluing a position that can be manned by a real game-changer.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of undervaluing
Verb
  • Rather than collisions caused by surrounding traffic, these incidents involved the vehicle misjudging objects directly in its path.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
  • Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar hit the barriers after misjudging a chicane.
    — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Definition of misjudging
Verb
  • Companies should also have the option to manually turn off a model’s network access as a failsafe when testing risky scenarios, like evaluating whether an AI agent can hack a bank, Ji added.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Kroger has responded by lowering prices on thousands of everyday staples, simplifying promotions, and testing broader price reductions as shoppers increasingly favor predictable everyday value over complicated coupon programs.
    — Hank Cardello, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of testing
Verb
  • At the same time, the number of attribution studies analyzing climate change’s role in extreme events has grown considerably, covering more types of extreme weather and climate events than a decade ago.
    — Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • The study, being conducted by Jarrett Walker and Associates, is expected to consider the system’s operations from the top down, analyzing and optimizing future routes.
    — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 24 July 2026
Definition of analyzing
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