misruled

past tense of misrule

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of misruled The result is a society that feels both rule-bound and misruled, saturated with laws and yet strangely lawless. Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misruled
Verb
  • Avoid cans that are damaged, dented, bulging, or leaking.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Adding mulch too early when temperatures are still warm traps heat and tricks plant roots to remain active and produce new growth that can be damaged by cold temperatures.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • She had been abused as a child and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • For over a year, it was then used and abused for testing, much of it on Ferrari’s Fiorano track.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Last week, retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Emerson released his 42-page advisory opinion that preceded the board’s vote, finding that Corpus violated conflict-of-interest laws and retaliated against deputies who challenged her authority.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • On October 7th, a federal judge agreed that ICE had violated the terms of the decree.
    Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Misruled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misruled. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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