mistitling

verb

present participle of mistitle
as in miscalling

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  1. specifying
  2. denoting
Verb
  • In September, her campaign criticized Tafoya’s sports stance without specifying how Flanagan would vote on federal restrictions.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Later chroniclers say he was first struck by an arrow—some specifying the eye—and then killed in close combat.
    — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of specifying
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  • The cinematic film follows a number of wrestlers in different stages of their careers, including a yokozuna, a title denoting the highest rank in professional sumo, over the course of a year.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The following table, like others below, shows their ages on June 1, 2030, with greens highlighting younger players and reds denoting those who’ll be over 30.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of denoting
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“Mistitling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistitling. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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