as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
sorely misestimated the character of the young man they hired to look after their vacation home
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But to do so would be to misunderstand the fundamentals upon which Howe has rebuilt Newcastle; his philosophy relies upon spirit, commonality and solidarity.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Both strategies misunderstand what drives transformative companies.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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As simple as that: is McLaren underestimating Verstappen?—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Finally, organizations underestimate the hidden costs of talent turnover.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Automatique is a time-only three-hand watch, but don’t mistake its restrained elegance with being basic.—
Kristen Shirley,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Those supporters were en route to a fifth-tier National League fixture (a big one — Southend have a shot at getting promoted back to the Football League) when Evan Johnston, a 21-year-old student from Arizona, mistook their boat for a cruise by a London landmarks tour company.—
Justin Guthrie,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Panama goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera grossly misjudged the flight of the ball, missing Roberto Alvarado’s cross completely.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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As evidenced by what went down on Wednesday night, Harrison and team owner Patrick Dumont badly misjudged how the fans would handle this trade.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2025
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But what caused Ingenuity to miscalculate its 72nd flight remained a mystery to NASA.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 Dec. 2024
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Democratic strategist Doug Gordon told Newsweek this week that perhaps the richest man in the world had miscalculated his popularity and influence with voters—even among the GOP faithful.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Misestimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misestimate. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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