as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be
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Recent Examples of miscalculate
One possibility is that the militant group miscalculated the attention the strike would get from the international community.
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Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
In June 2024, judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the judge in Julie Chrisley's 2022 trial miscalculated her sentence and did not find evidence proving her full involvement in the bank fraud scheme for which she was sentenced, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
—Kimi Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2024
How much of Swift’s success was him and how much was the line?
Chicago Bears Q&A: Did GM Ryan Poles miscalculate the offensive line needs?
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2024
As a result, a remote smart parking assist feature that miscalculates stopping distances may increase the risk of a crash, the report said.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
In June 2024, judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the judge in Julie Chrisley's 2022 trial miscalculated her sentence and did not find evidence proving her full involvement in the bank fraud scheme for which she was sentenced, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
—Kimi Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2024
How much of Swift’s success was him and how much was the line?
Chicago Bears Q&A: Did GM Ryan Poles miscalculate the offensive line needs?
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2024
As a result, a remote smart parking assist feature that miscalculates stopping distances may increase the risk of a crash, the report said.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscalculate
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Conservative voters are wrong about crime statistics, but both sides misunderstand each other.Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
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By strip-mining messages into bland, lifeless summaries, Apple seems to be misunderstanding what makes texting so special in the first place.Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2024
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Two years before this, Purdue warned the U.S. not to underestimate China's determination to win the space war.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Even those alarming figures underestimate the true danger.Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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On top of the health criticism, Kraft Heinz misjudged school districts’ interest in Lunchables and ability to pay for them.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
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Dave Dickert, founder of Branded Bills, said the move will help the company grow in one place, after misjudging how fast the business would grow and having to move seven times in the past nine years.Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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Without signaling this, people who have not experienced this style of leadership before might mistake you as such and proceed to tell your agents that this is an issue and a derailer on your path to promotion.Stephen Miles, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Dylan, clearly thinking about food, mistakes the question, thinking he’s being asked about bratwurst.Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2024
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