as in mismanagement
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as in abusing
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
having been shuffled from foster home to foster home, the orphaned girl felt she had been mishandled by an uncaring society
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as in manhandling
to abuse physically
adopted a sadly mishandled puppy from the pound
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as in damaging
to manage badly
we took over as soon as we realized that the fill-in had been mishandling the situation
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Recent Examples of mishandling
Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Whitaker would later deny the motion for a mistrial, despite the fact Young Thug’s attorney Brian Steel stated that the prosecution’s mishandling of evidence was a consistent issue over the 22 months of this trial.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishandling
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Concerns about deepfakes manipulating public opinion are high, with 74.3% extremely worried about potential misuse in political or social contexts.Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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And while these models have stronger guardrails built in to prevent misuse, many people have found ways to ‘jailbreak’ them, effectively circumventing these guardrails.Tharin Pillay, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Features with children at the core – usually included in the festival’s Just Film section dedicated to children and youth – are also part of the official selection through stories of bullying at school and children’s rights, among others.Annika Pham, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
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This approach helps children understand that real empowerment comes from positive actions towards others, not from bullying.Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Critics warn of potential abuse and the possibility of a black market.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Testimony detail years of heavy drug abuse, and he is found guilty a week later.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some of the Israeli fans added to the tensions, Holla said, by attacking a taxi Wednesday as well as a Palestinian flag.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The new boss quickly set about completely overhauling the team and their approach, instilling an aggressive, attacking mindset which had been sorely lacking in previous seasons.Adam Digby, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Angel City also received a $20,000 cash fine, plus a loss of $20,000 in unfunded allocation money, in 2021 for violating the NWSL’s tampering policy regarding then-Gotham player Allie Long.Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Haley was acquitted of violating Nichols’ civil rights causing death, but convicted of the lesser charge of violating his civil rights causing bodily injury.Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Those misapplications might trigger personal liability for the guarantor, the former principal of the mortgage borrower – but the guarantor can no longer do anything to prevent it.Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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In detailed chapters on topics like modern war-game simulations and the misapplication of game theory in justifying mass privatization, Clancy warns of the societal risks of allowing mathematical models to govern political decisions.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Mishandling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishandling. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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