as in mismanagement
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Recent Examples of misdirection
This season, Seattle put its offensive line in a lot of pure-passing situations that didn’t feature much play action or misdirection, and the pass-heavy scheme made the attack predictable.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
In that case, it might be considered another piece of misdirection intended to keep the Musk/Dittmann saga going, perhaps to Dittmann’s benefit.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
There are many positives of a gap scheme, including allowing offensive linemen to attack defenders who are in conflict due to the misdirection going on in the backfield.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Throughout the prime of his Bills career, Milano was known for sniffing out screens and misdirection plays, being the only defender in the area and finishing the play to limit what could have been a big gain.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
In that case, it might be considered another piece of misdirection intended to keep the Musk/Dittmann saga going, perhaps to Dittmann’s benefit.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
There are many positives of a gap scheme, including allowing offensive linemen to attack defenders who are in conflict due to the misdirection going on in the backfield.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Throughout the prime of his Bills career, Milano was known for sniffing out screens and misdirection plays, being the only defender in the area and finishing the play to limit what could have been a big gain.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdirection
Noun
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Most notably in 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure of a single leader removable only for inefficiency, neglect or malfeasance is unconstitutional.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2025
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The first asserted that the bureau’s management structure, with no board and a single director who could be removed by a president only for inefficiency or malfeasance, was unconstitutional.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Her division served as a watchdog that tracks medical malpractice.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Not remaining bottomed out over the next season and a half and not attempting to play for lottery combinations would be organizational malpractice.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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But aggressive fire suppression and inattention to urban overgrowth have left excessive, easy-to-ignite vegetation in many areas.—
Justin Angle,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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Some symptoms relate to inattention, and others relate to hyperactivity/impulsivity.—
Rena Goldman,
Health,
16 Jan. 2025
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Peltier has maintained his innocence and his case has been plagued with allegations of trial misconduct, conflicting testimonies, withheld evidence and potential bias among jurors.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Despite numerous allegations, Spacey has been legally cleared of misconduct in two separate trials in the U.S. and the U.K.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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As for inventions, accident and inadvertence played a role in the development of Post-it Notes and microwave heating.—
Amanda Foreman,
WSJ,
4 May 2018
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The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence.—
JAY CASPIAN KANG,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2017
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“Misdirection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirection. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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