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
Last week, Polestar essentially acknowledged that the Polestar 4 had miscalculated drivers’ desire for slight performance efficiency and open-air spaciousness with its impressive panoramic electrochromic glass roof over practicality.
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Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit, filed Friday in Dallas County District Court, states the city miscalculated its excess revenue and is underfunding public safety.
—Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 13 Feb. 2026
Since successful maritime navigation in antiquity was based on the winds and ocean currents that could be devastating if miscalculated, ships moved from port to port and always kept land in sight.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
More players mean more scenarios for people to miscalculate.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
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Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit, filed Friday in Dallas County District Court, states the city miscalculated its excess revenue and is underfunding public safety.
—Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 13 Feb. 2026
Since successful maritime navigation in antiquity was based on the winds and ocean currents that could be devastating if miscalculated, ships moved from port to port and always kept land in sight.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
More players mean more scenarios for people to miscalculate.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscalculate
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This fundamentally misunderstands physical infrastructure.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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But people also misunderstand sharia and how it is applied, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Judge Boyle noted that Musk appeared to underestimate this collective influence before acquiring Twitter.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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Kratom poisonings are probably underestimated due to the reliance on self-reports and because of insufficient testing, the study researchers and other experts agreed.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Overpaying for early acquisitions, misjudging theatrical performance, or relying on complex financing structures can all compound quickly in a market with thin margins and unpredictable returns.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
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But their top officials do not always agree, and some say the discord has hurt how well the agencies can serve patients and led the call center to repeatedly misjudge the severity of some calls.—
Jenny Gathright,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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The market focuses on the median dot and often mistakes it for a plan, even though they are derived from 19 separate forecasts and not curated into a policy forecast by the committee.—
Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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The result is, at best, a category error; at worst, a moral panic—mistaking architecture for art, and art for authority.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Miscalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscalculate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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