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as in abusing
to put to a bad or improper use
an actor who misused his considerable talent by appearing in too many lousy movies
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as in bullying
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
sadly misused by the people he had trusted
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Recent Examples of misusing
In addition to Newton Jones — who was removed from office by his executive council in 2023 for allegedly misusing union funds — those on trial are his wife, Kateryna; former International Secretary-Treasurer William Creeden; and former International Vice President Lawrence McManamon.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
In a similar case, an attorney was sanctioned for misusing AI and relying on inaccurate and fabricated legal citations.
—Mohamed Suliman, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach the vice president on a range of accusations that include misusing public funds, accumulating unexplained wealth and plotting to assassinate the president.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
In federal court, the church is facing a lawsuit from its insurance company and a class-action suit by former members that accused the church of misusing millions in donations.
—Giles Hudson, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Duterte faces accusations of failing to declare major bank transactions, misusing confidential office funds, and making 2024 threats to have President Marcos, his wife, and a cousin killed.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police charged him with misusing 911.
—Ryan Oehrli
may 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
And indeed recent reports suggest that some employees are sabotaging their companies’ AI rollouts by misusing AI tools, generating poor work to make AI appear ineffective, or outright refusing to employ the technology.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
According to the indictment, Van Dyke now faces counts of wire fraud, commodities fraud, misusing non-public government information and other charges.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
In a similar case, an attorney was sanctioned for misusing AI and relying on inaccurate and fabricated legal citations.
—Mohamed Suliman, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach the vice president on a range of accusations that include misusing public funds, accumulating unexplained wealth and plotting to assassinate the president.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
In federal court, the church is facing a lawsuit from its insurance company and a class-action suit by former members that accused the church of misusing millions in donations.
—Giles Hudson, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Duterte faces accusations of failing to declare major bank transactions, misusing confidential office funds, and making 2024 threats to have President Marcos, his wife, and a cousin killed.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police charged him with misusing 911.
—Ryan Oehrli
may 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
And indeed recent reports suggest that some employees are sabotaging their companies’ AI rollouts by misusing AI tools, generating poor work to make AI appear ineffective, or outright refusing to employ the technology.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
According to the indictment, Van Dyke now faces counts of wire fraud, commodities fraud, misusing non-public government information and other charges.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misusing
abusing
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Any crackdown should protect that access while still going after the bad actors abusing the system.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Authorities accused her of abusing and neglecting Noel.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misusing. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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