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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
Verb
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That many in the media have ignored the unit’s rise is an indictment.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Amid all its glorious and aesthetic architecture lies the massive environmental impact that cannot be ignored.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Neither will forget what Harbaugh did late in the blowout, when going for two points after a touchdown instead of kicking a PAT to signal everything was A-OK between the two.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Don’t forget meds, food, clean ID tags, and anything else your dog might need on the trip.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The potential adverse consequences to entrepreneurs when well-being is disregarded are well-documented.—
Samantha Dewalt,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, protestors have disregarded the curfews, as did those in Kathmandu on Monday.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Laura, used to getting away with murder, just neglected Daniel’s imaginary corpse after conjuring it.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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To stand out in an industry where social media is largely neglected, manufacturers don’t need to post daily.—
Ethan Karp,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While fans welcomed the news, some of the original cast members felt slighted by the timing.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
9 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
Verb
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Words disremembered, abandoned from tents & saw / packs.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
19 Mar. 2020
Verb
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Each second that passed over the 45-minute mark removed $1000 from the donation to the Boys & Girls Club, and the plummeting amount of cash was shown onscreen, right behind the winner.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Yet Carr continues to drop next-level passes over linebacker and defensive backs while seeing the entire field.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Misremember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misremember. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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