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
The appellate court ruled Selna miscalculated some of those losses at the original sentencing hearing.
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Lee Ross, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
Thousands of orders that used to auto-flow directly to the warehouse floor for same-day shipping now often miscalculate tariff costs.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Taiwan miscalculated, leaning too hard into economic appeasement and disastrous diplomatic outreach.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Gage also miscalculated on the matter of disarming the colonists.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Lee Ross, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
Thousands of orders that used to auto-flow directly to the warehouse floor for same-day shipping now often miscalculate tariff costs.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Taiwan miscalculated, leaning too hard into economic appeasement and disastrous diplomatic outreach.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Gage also miscalculated on the matter of disarming the colonists.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscalculate
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All of the Italian characters are just wonderful human beings, and a lot of the miscommunication is the two guys, Andrew and Nick, who played Dom and Cole are misunderstanding what is being presented in front of them.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Heard said investors tend to misunderstand Adobe’s deliberate approach to AI monetization as its creative workflow translates raw AI material into competitive intelectual property.—
Pia Singh,Yun Li,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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But for this chemical process to occur, certain conditions must be met that should not be underestimated: The vegetable must be paired with fat and the carrots should be cooked.—
Irene Coltrinari,
Vogue,
12 June 2025
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From the day she was born, Woodward was underestimated, says her mom, Darcy.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Greg Ip, the chief economics commentator for The Wall Street Journal, writes that both Wall Street and Main Street have misjudged the president.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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In one classic example cited in Science Advances, judges frequently misjudge a defendant’s risk of reoffending.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Scholars who weren’t alive for the 1793 showing at the Royal Academy mistook the setting for Rochester Castle (which Turner also painted that same year) and assumed the medium was watercolor.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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The couple saw the man take their ladder and at first mistook him for their gardener, later realizing that wasn’t the case, according to prosecutors.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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“Miscalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscalculate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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