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Recent Examples of misdoing Certainly in the reign of J. Edgar Hoover, the role of the bureaucracy, and Hoover’s role actually, was more often to aid Presidents in their misdoings, amid some of his own. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2019 An American journalist seeking to write about the rich celebrities instead learns about financial, political and treasonous misdoings – even murder. Carole Goldberg, courant.com, 3 July 2019 Yet, the very reality of 2018 is that Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Justice nomination pushed the seemingly consequence-free misdoings of those attending the country’s elite prep schools into the news cycle. Veronica Walsingham, Teen Vogue, 5 Oct. 2018 This is not the first time Facebook has had to publicly increase previous estimates of misdoings on its platform. Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2018 South Korean politicians accused of misdoing often apologize for causing trouble while still denying wrongdoing. Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2018 There is no box that defines and confines who has the capability of perpetrating these misdoings. Kirsten King, Teen Vogue, 16 Jan. 2018 All of the angst could have been avoided if not for some political misdoings. Joe Haakenson, Daily Pilot, 21 Dec. 2017 Reports about financial misdoings, the possible collapse of venerable institutions, rising unemployment caused by advanced technology — all of these affected the psychology of spending. Robert J. Shiller, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdoing
Noun
  • The president has consistently denied any wrongdoing and is appealing the verdict.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Andrew has also been charged with rape, though both brothers have denied any wrongdoing.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In a January report about gun trafficking, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives warned law enforcement against reselling guns because of the frequency with which former police weapons are used in violent crimes.
    Chris Hacker, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • In 2022, Colbert was twice arrested in Las Vegas on felony charges of grand larceny and administering a drug to aid in a felony crime, court records show.
    Taylor Galgano, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Wynn has consistently denied any allegations of misconduct.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Scientists must do their part to preserve and defend the scientific enterprise by doing better science, fixing the perverse incentives that encourage misconduct and making greater efforts to educate the public about how science works.
    Ferric C. Fang, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Labor unions representing university professors on Wednesday filed a lawsuit claiming the detentions of noncitizen students and faculty is a violation of the First Amendment, as is the threat to remove Columbia University's $400 million in federal funds if the university did not make changes.
    Caroline Linton, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • He was arrested last week on charges of first-degree stalking and violation of a protective order.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.
    Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Misdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdoing. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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