Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misprizes
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Telling the story this way elides, smooths over, and underestimates the role of circumstance and dumb luck.—
Charles Yu,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026 -
The problem is that this comparison often oversimplifies what Social Security actually is and underestimates how much risk and leverage already exist in today’s financial markets.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
28 Feb. 2026
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Home designer Allisa Jacobs wrote in a blog post that AI routinely misjudges the proportions and sizes of rooms and furniture, suggesting pieces that wouldn’t realistically fit in the space.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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But the Fed just kind of misjudges what's going on and pushes too hard on interest rates and pushes the economy in.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Finally, advocates can respond to the argument that merit overemphasizes achievements and undervalues people.—
Kenji Yoshino,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Anything short of matching the men’s league dollar-for-dollar risks perpetuating a system that undervalues women’s contributions to basketball.—
Nafees Alam,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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This notoriously demanding transit tests our endurance, discipline and patience, almost like pressing the gas pedal while the brakes are slammed down.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Extreme reentry tests On reentry into Earth’s atmosphere, spacecraft and capsules develop a plasma sheath around their bodies.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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