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Recent Examples of misremember
Dear Abby: As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2025
Baby Boomers also tend to misremember seeing bloody scenes of battle.
—Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Silver’s comments mirror those of many others, including Democratic voters and Gov. Gavin Newsom, who are all clearly misremembering the recent past.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Thus, for the 100th anniversary of Phantom, Rolls-Royce delicately recreated the myth, placing a Phantom in pool water in England, with photographers and videographers there to ensure that it wouldn’t be misremembered, like Keith Moon.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
Does the unreliability of memory mean that year is misremembered as the nadir from where change stemmed?
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 30 July 2025
There are so many reasons Marsha might misremember dates, times and figures around Stonewall during that interview — trauma affects memory deeply, as does illness, both mental and physical.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 20 May 2025
This crucial clarification reveals that Rhymefest had not only misremembered the lyric but had also inserted the N-Word where it was never spoken.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2025
Baby Boomers also tend to misremember seeing bloody scenes of battle.
—Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Silver’s comments mirror those of many others, including Democratic voters and Gov. Gavin Newsom, who are all clearly misremembering the recent past.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Thus, for the 100th anniversary of Phantom, Rolls-Royce delicately recreated the myth, placing a Phantom in pool water in England, with photographers and videographers there to ensure that it wouldn’t be misremembered, like Keith Moon.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
Does the unreliability of memory mean that year is misremembered as the nadir from where change stemmed?
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 30 July 2025
There are so many reasons Marsha might misremember dates, times and figures around Stonewall during that interview — trauma affects memory deeply, as does illness, both mental and physical.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 20 May 2025
This crucial clarification reveals that Rhymefest had not only misremembered the lyric but had also inserted the N-Word where it was never spoken.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misremember
Verb
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And ignoring that fact is now no longer a laughing matter.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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All of these teens had in fact ignored their notices to appear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And don’t forget to send me your anonymous questions!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Masala chai here is served in mitti kulhad clay cups, the traditional vessels still handmade on a potter’s wheel and once forgotten in favour of glasses and paper or plastic cups.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Reynolds and others also complained that commissioners disregarded previous wetland-restoration work that Kelly performed on the site.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Advising a homeowners association used to occasionally be very stressful, especially when directors would argue with me or a board would disregard my advice.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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What cannot be measured is neglected.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Poor leaders tend to avoid accountability, neglect the development of their team and may create a toxic or demotivating work environment, which can ultimately hinder organizational success.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Did Probst feel slighted by all the backlash?—
David Canfield,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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The other opportunity provided by a coaching change is for players who might have felt slighted or not used properly to state their case to a new boss.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Words disremembered, abandoned from tents & saw / packs.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
19 Mar. 2020
Verb
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Added on passes over 20 air yards in the regular season, leading the NFL.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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The more cool air that passes over the hot liquid, the faster the tea cools.—
Katie Landeck,
The Providence Journal,
22 Jan. 2026
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