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as in misleading
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as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza
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Recent Examples of misguided
Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
That’s why Washington Republicans must finally dispel their misguided assumptions about what statehood would mean for the balance of power in Washington.
—Bob Cortes, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Pop listeners tend to have (often misguided) opinions about those two genres: Rap is crass, country is uncool.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
This is a dangerous and misguided position on the part of the senator and could lead to Iran dominating the Middle East, a situation extremely dangerous to the United States.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
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The actual animal welfare and public health disaster is often handled with the callousness and obfuscation emblematic of an industry that profits from separating mothers from their babies to sell cows’ milk to misguided human consumers.
—Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
That’s why Washington Republicans must finally dispel their misguided assumptions about what statehood would mean for the balance of power in Washington.
—Bob Cortes, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Pop listeners tend to have (often misguided) opinions about those two genres: Rap is crass, country is uncool.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
This is a dangerous and misguided position on the part of the senator and could lead to Iran dominating the Middle East, a situation extremely dangerous to the United States.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misguided
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The headlines are still coming thick and fast, pushing advice on a user base now equal parts concerned and confused.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Befuddling sales processes, complex product offerings, and a lack of business transparency have left people feeling more confused than protected in outdated models that don't empower consumers to choose for themselves.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Phishing efforts would fail because the passkey would not be transmitted if an attacker created a phony website or deceived a victim.Mark Vena, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The indictment alleges that Adani and his associates deceived investors by concealing the bribery scheme.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Too many people have perpetuated a misinformed idea this offseason: That the Knicks were better after Randle got hurt in 2023-24.Fred Katz, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Meanwhile, videos of random folks with polar-opposite political views sitting in a dark room arguing over hot-button issues — and often saying wildly offensive or misinformed things — are on the rise.Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 6 June 2024
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An employee with responsibility for small package delivery expense accounting intentionally made erroneous accounting accrual entries to hide about $151 million of cumulative delivery expenses from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024, Macy’s indicated.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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In a statement accompanying its quarterly earnings results, the department store chain said a single employee responsible for small package delivery expense accounting had intentionally created erroneous cost entries from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024.Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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The lines — in banana yellows, tangerine oranges, cranberry reds — twist and turn and suggest an irrational understanding of how the universe works.Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024
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Conversely, what then could be more wasteful, more undesirable, and more irrational than negating a large share of these conversion gains by wasting them?Vaclav Smil, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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Don't be fooled into thinking a nice hotel is less likely to have bedbugs.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Although companies are increasingly dropping their degree requirements and letting workers dial in for their shift remotely, don’t be fooled into thinking these sorts of jobs will land you the big bucks.Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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This is an apt description as negotiating with an early morning terrorist is just as ill-advised as negotiating with terrorists in the movies.Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Oct. 2024
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The price may have been ill-advised, but the free beta shortly before launch barely attracted 2,000 players on Steam.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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But an incorrect response loses any points the team might’ve already gained from this clue, and another team is allowed to steal.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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But the chances of an offer shared with applicants interested in NYC Lab School for Collaborative Studies and Millennium High School were incorrect due to an error in the programs’ seat availability.Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Misguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguided. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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