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Recent Examples of mistreatment
The event capped almost 18 months of turbulence for the long-running contest, which underwent an acrimonious change in leadership following the resignation of Miss USA 2023, Utah’s Noelia Voigt, amid allegations of mistreatment.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
But, at large scales, laborers (who themselves are often poorly treated) are often paid by volume and are likely to work as quickly as possible which leads to mistreatment.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
In July, after months of detention, which included routine beatings and other mistreatment, the men were released to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
And merely making the request to Plant is already generating new attention for the nonprofit, which was founded in Maryland in 1980 with the goal of speaking out against the mistreatment and exploitation of animals.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Federline feels bad for her — but there is a limit to that sympathy, in part because of her alleged mistreatment of their sons.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
In the months leading up to the 1971 uprising, overcrowding, dire conditions and mistreatment of prisoners had simmered into anger.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
On the Palestinian side, there were claims by families that many of the prisoners released had suffered mistreatment.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
The marine theme park’s storied legacy has been clouded by accusations of animal mistreatment and an eventual eviction notice.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
But, at large scales, laborers (who themselves are often poorly treated) are often paid by volume and are likely to work as quickly as possible which leads to mistreatment.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
In July, after months of detention, which included routine beatings and other mistreatment, the men were released to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
And merely making the request to Plant is already generating new attention for the nonprofit, which was founded in Maryland in 1980 with the goal of speaking out against the mistreatment and exploitation of animals.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Federline feels bad for her — but there is a limit to that sympathy, in part because of her alleged mistreatment of their sons.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
In the months leading up to the 1971 uprising, overcrowding, dire conditions and mistreatment of prisoners had simmered into anger.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
On the Palestinian side, there were claims by families that many of the prisoners released had suffered mistreatment.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
The marine theme park’s storied legacy has been clouded by accusations of animal mistreatment and an eventual eviction notice.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreatment
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In the antebellum years and during Reconstruction, conjure women told mermaid stories that empowered women and girls, where the mermaids’ struggles for freedom mirrored their own experiences of domestic abuse or reproductive maltreatment during slavery.—
Time,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Of this group, more than half – 56% – had talked about their maltreatment on social media.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Now its economy has collapsed under the weight of corruption, mismanagement, human rights violations and other woes.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Nepal’s anti-corruption protests mobilized tens of thousands of young Nepalis, also for multiple days, to decry mismanagement of public funds.—
Michael Shank,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The basis for the recent raid involved information gathered overseas by the CIA that pointed to the possible mishandling of national security information, the New York Times reported.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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That Trump has been singularly focused on pop culture comes at a time when his reputation — and that of his administration — has been under fire due to the mishandling of the Epstein files.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Mistreatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreatment. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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