as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
the candidate fatally misgauged voters' concerns, and his negative ads only served to alienate many would-be supporters
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Bonifacio’s attorney, Javier Solano, told Newsday his client doesn’t speak English well and may have misunderstood what the officer asked him.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025 -
There is no place on the bench for someone who so deeply misunderstands the role of a judge and the administration of justice.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Let this be a lesson to us all, rose lovers: Never underestimate the power of Rice Krispies treats.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Reimagining your influences, being adaptable while playing to your strengths and never underestimating the power of your creations.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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The new species was mistaken as the Quichua porcupine, or Coendou quichua, for decades.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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Breathless had started as a somewhat conventional project that Godard turned into an irreverent formal free-for-all; the noirish, plaintive Le petit soldat had enough genre elements to mistake it for something more traditional.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Many other Pilates enthusiasts commented and shared how some can misjudge what the workout really is.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Even Dani has a crummy night-to-day at the office, spectacularly misjudging the mark in her attempt to seduce Wallace and ultimately getting her ass kicked by Helen.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Misgauge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misgauge. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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