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
As a result, a remote smart parking assist feature that miscalculates stopping distances may increase the risk of a crash, the report said.
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
The court of appeals upheld Chrisley, her husband Todd Chrisley and their accountant Peter Tarantino's convictions, but found the original trial judge miscalculated Julie Chrisley's sentence.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Florine adds that one element of visiting the park that people miscalculate is the frequency of summer afternoon rainstorms.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 30 July 2024
Guaidó would later concede that the opposition had miscalculated its support within the military.
—Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
The court of appeals upheld Chrisley, her husband Todd Chrisley and their accountant Peter Tarantino's convictions, but found the original trial judge miscalculated Julie Chrisley's sentence.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Florine adds that one element of visiting the park that people miscalculate is the frequency of summer afternoon rainstorms.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 30 July 2024
Guaidó would later concede that the opposition had miscalculated its support within the military.
—Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscalculate
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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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The Democratic Party greatly misunderstood voter concerns about democracy, exit polls show.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Read more: How to Sleep When You’re Riddled With Election Anxiety Declutter your home screens Do not underestimate the toll that digital disorganization can have on your life.Shira Gill, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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For Tang, the risks of this technology may lie not in underestimating what these devices can do, but rather in overestimating their abilities.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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This time around, the culprit was a steep hill that the 74-year-old comedian misjudged.Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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The cornerback had the pass read and was in position, like a center fielder who misjudged the wall.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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My favorite bit was Rajpal Yadav’s Chhote Pandit and Sanjay Mishra’s Bade Pandit mistaking Manjulika for the latter’s wife, Panditayeen, and asking her to make daal (lentils), only to get slapped hard by the ghost.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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But there is no mistaking this as a reaction to the camp or thoughts of his grandmother; Majdanek only gave him a little shove.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Miscalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscalculate. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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