as in misunderstands
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others
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The two men each say the other misunderstands the impacts of Senate Bill 1.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025 -
This comes from an internal drive shaped by years of navigating a world that often misunderstands them.—
Alison Escalante,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Ugarte then threads the ball to Amad, who misses the target, but is flagged offside anyway.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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But if a student misses two of the exams, that probably isn’t the case.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Misknows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misknows. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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