as in mismanaged
to manage badly
accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse
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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.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misruled
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This accident in late May destroyed the rocket and severely damaged the New Glenn booster’s only launch pad.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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That's the same day that the popular Evangeline's gift and costume store is scheduled to re-open after being damaged by a fire in June of last year.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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None of those mothers were found to have abused or neglected their children.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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Moreover, the states often abused their authority, both over their own citizens and with regard to each other.—
Jordan Cash,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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Internal affairs probe found multiple policy violations An internal investigation found Mercer violated four department policies, including dereliction of duty and conduct unbecoming of an officer.—
Andrea Lucia,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The Big 12 stresses that punishment of a school does not require the conference to determine if a student-athlete violated a rule, only that the athlete’s school is damaging.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
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“Misruled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misruled. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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