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Recent Examples of misremember
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.
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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
Misleading real or generated images can make false claims seem more believable and even cause people to misremember real events.
—Arryn Robbins, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
Also, since her arrival, Maria keeps misremembering things, with increasingly serious consequences.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Classic games like Clue are often taught through oral tradition and that distorts how the game is played because people misremember the rules or were taught versions with house rules.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Carr had to assemble her portrait of the young Candy from snippets, fragments, misremembered memories, and family shame.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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
Misleading real or generated images can make false claims seem more believable and even cause people to misremember real events.
—Arryn Robbins, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
Also, since her arrival, Maria keeps misremembering things, with increasingly serious consequences.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Classic games like Clue are often taught through oral tradition and that distorts how the game is played because people misremember the rules or were taught versions with house rules.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Carr had to assemble her portrait of the young Candy from snippets, fragments, misremembered memories, and family shame.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misremember
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Still, sometimes the heat is impossible to ignore — evident in the small sweat stains on Dinkel’s blue collared shirt.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Carrie Severino, president of the conservative advocacy group Judicial Crisis Network, previously told the Washington Examiner that the justices have made recent orders more explicit and clear as lower court judges have ignored the Supreme Court’s previous orders on its emergency docket.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Keep Your Floors, Counters, and Appliances Clean Lastly, don’t forget to keep your floors and counters as clean as possible.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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New York Fashion Week delivers the style inspo on and off the runway while the Emmys bring the red carpet glam, and don’t forget, Taylor Swift is back in the stands serving stadium couture with a blinding new accessory.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Reigning Gold Cup champion Mexico will look to disregard that disruption in the hopes of building some momentum during this international break.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Daskalakis, Houry, and Jernigan say Kennedy barely engaged with CDC staff and disregarded CDC data that was provided, particularly related to vaccines.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Yet America’s system is transactional, rewarding affluence while neglecting the very conditions that produce disease.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Most companies neglected formal lobbying until faced with scrutiny, potential regulation or in response to crises.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The negotiations around the three-year deals is complicated due to the fact that MLB is also trying not to slight two of its other rights holders.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Along with Immunis, the competing teams include a biotech company run by his best friend and several longevity clinics that felt slighted by Diamandis’s claims that Fountain Life is superior to its peers.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Words disremembered, abandoned from tents & saw / packs.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
19 Mar. 2020
Verb
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If an employee is perceived as less serious, competent or capable — even if undeserved — their ideas may be discounted, they could be passed over for promotions, face workplace bullying or judgment from their coworkers.—
Alyshia Hull,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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This put the rocket on a trajectory to soar to a peak altitude of 119 miles (192 kilometers), passing over the Atlantic Ocean, South Africa, and then the Indian Ocean before falling back into the atmosphere.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Misremember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misremember. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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