as in to miscalculate
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Recent Examples of miscount
Even though voting machines have become more sophisticated and registrars’ offices have become better at verifying signatures, a small number of ballots are miscounted in every election.
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Matthew Alvarez, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
At the start of the pandemic health workers may have miscounted a single infection as two due to a lack of understanding of how long the virus stayed in a person's body, Dixon said.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Mar. 2024
There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results.
—David Klepper and Huizhong Wu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
The video showing the election worker miscounting votes had been selectively edited, fact-checkers found.
—David Klepper and Huizhong Wu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
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Matthew Alvarez, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
At the start of the pandemic health workers may have miscounted a single infection as two due to a lack of understanding of how long the virus stayed in a person's body, Dixon said.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Mar. 2024
There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results.
—David Klepper and Huizhong Wu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
The video showing the election worker miscounting votes had been selectively edited, fact-checkers found.
—David Klepper and Huizhong Wu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscount
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And if Tehran is serious, its leaders may be gravely miscalculating.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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Too often, a high-risk plan has been miscalculated, and opponents have punished Postecoglou's men.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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No one would credibly mistake the dignitaries on the north side of the National Cathedral as diehard fans of the man being honored Thursday for one last time in Washington, former President Jimmy Carter.Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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No one would mistake Cleveland or Oklahoma City for a glamour market in free agency.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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None of these visions, however, proved tractable: Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran misjudged the strength of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli society, and the U.S.-Israeli alliance.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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But later, on a punt return, Hardy misjudged the ball due to the wind and barely secured the catch.Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
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Still, the decision to first turn to DeVito before Lock after benching Jones shows how badly the team botched the evaluation of Lock as a viable option in the offseason.Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Jewish devotees of the New York Times’ game Strands came in for a shock when the day’s puzzle offered up a Hanukkah theme — and then seemed to botch it.Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
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Having now bungled the Reed cast and his promise to Deb, Harry hits his old haunt to drink his sorrows away.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Becka then bungles the mission when Angelica catches her sprinting out of the bathroom in her comically large hoodie that somehow still can’t hide her distinctive face.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Miscount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscount. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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