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as in abused
to put to a bad or improper use
an actor who misused his considerable talent by appearing in too many lousy movies
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as in bullied
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
sadly misused by the people he had trusted
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Recent Examples of misused
The paper—supported by Cascale, Textile Exchange and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation—argues that LCAs are often misused across the apparel sector.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
If the guy who runs OpenAI can’t stop his own face from being misused, what chance do the rest of us have?
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Just last week, one case was dismissed by a federal judge who said former Bojangles employees failed to show their data was misused as a result of the breach.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
Now, new unsealed documents reveal the FBI was looking into whether the cybersecurity researcher, who lived in Bloomington and Carmel, misused federal research grants.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
Everyone knew employees had access to AI tools, but no one had any data on how those tools were being used or misused.
—Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
However, Altman noted that the company may not be able to prevent all IP from being misused.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
But all of these things are used as evidence — sometimes the sole evidence — that a person misused their benefits.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Opponents worry that citations will be misused to help balance the city’s budget woes on the backs of the most vulnerable homeowners and small businesses.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
If the guy who runs OpenAI can’t stop his own face from being misused, what chance do the rest of us have?
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Just last week, one case was dismissed by a federal judge who said former Bojangles employees failed to show their data was misused as a result of the breach.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
Now, new unsealed documents reveal the FBI was looking into whether the cybersecurity researcher, who lived in Bloomington and Carmel, misused federal research grants.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
Everyone knew employees had access to AI tools, but no one had any data on how those tools were being used or misused.
—Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
However, Altman noted that the company may not be able to prevent all IP from being misused.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
But all of these things are used as evidence — sometimes the sole evidence — that a person misused their benefits.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Opponents worry that citations will be misused to help balance the city’s budget woes on the backs of the most vulnerable homeowners and small businesses.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misused
abused
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She had been abused as a child and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Misused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misused. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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