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verb

past tense of misguide

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Recent Examples of misguided
Adjective
What if someone's actions and commitments appear inconsistent or misguided? Sarat Chakravarthi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 But suggesting that patience is complacency in just the first 18 months of NYC Reads is both premature and misguided. Arlen Benjamin-Gomez, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024 Look at the misguided OJ Simpson trial and the death of Elijah McClain at the hands of police. Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2024 Southampton have used 31 players this season, at least three more than any other club, a number which includes three different goalkeepers, all of whom have been the fall guy in misguided passing sequences. Michael Cox, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for misguided 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguided
Adjective
  • The 5 Most Effective Ways To Deal With A Toxic Coworker By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter 0 Ever felt confused about what's expected of you at work or struggled to get a straight answer from your manager?
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • They were confused because they weren't associated with a star and had somehow managed to stay in binary pairs.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The federal agency claims drivers were forced to use the accounts to get paid and were deceived about how to access their earnings, with Walmart threatening to fire workers who did not comply.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The dogs and the customs agents at Dulles Airport were not deceived.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • There is rampant and unchecked enthusiasm regarding the importance of leadership and EI, leaving many with the misinformed belief that effective leadership is only possible with high EI.
    Tony Gambill, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Too many people have perpetuated a misinformed idea this offseason: That the Knicks were better after Randle got hurt in 2023-24.
    Fred Katz, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • But that expansion did not go quite as planned, as hundreds of drivers received erroneous tickets.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The standard is a powerful shield for networks and publications that report erroneous information in good faith.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The lines — in banana yellows, tangerine oranges, cranberry reds — twist and turn and suggest an irrational understanding of how the universe works.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Conversely, what then could be more wasteful, more undesirable, and more irrational than negating a large share of these conversion gains by wasting them?
    Vaclav Smil, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • These hard-working, over-the-counter options may come in humble tubes, tiny tinctures, and unassuming stickers, but don’t be fooled, because the lowly acne products deliver high concentrations of ingredients that outlast the effects of rinse-off cleansers.
    Deanna Pai, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But don't be fooled its symbol, Capricorn is one of three earth signs.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Obvious identifiers like a street name, alma mater or other information that may be readily available online are ill-advised, experts say.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • However, his first takedown attempt of the round was ill-advised as Covington shot while close to the fence.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Common issues include invoices being addressed to the wrong legal entity, missing postal addresses, incorrect purchase order numbers, or errors in the tax treatment of transactions.
    Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • At the risk of repeating my incorrect assertion of last offseason, Ohio State profiles as the top national championship threat to the SEC.
    Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Misguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguided. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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