as in to misconduct
to manage badly
the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy
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Recent Examples of mismanage
Brooks, running for a third term, argues the village’s finances have been mismanaged, with funds diverted causing delays in community projects at the expense of residents.
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The dispute turned into a discussion of how Zuckerberg, in Wynn-Williams’ eyes, had mismanaged Facebook.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Since his election in 2018, his office has demonstrated incompetence — losing huge quantities of meth, mismanaging contracts to police local communities, raiding the home of an elderly couple falsely suspected of growing marijuana —and a lack of respect for civil rights.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
Further, Amazon has previously mismanaged Alexa voice recordings.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The dispute turned into a discussion of how Zuckerberg, in Wynn-Williams’ eyes, had mismanaged Facebook.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Since his election in 2018, his office has demonstrated incompetence — losing huge quantities of meth, mismanaging contracts to police local communities, raiding the home of an elderly couple falsely suspected of growing marijuana —and a lack of respect for civil rights.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
Further, Amazon has previously mismanaged Alexa voice recordings.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismanage
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Their son and daughter-in-law, Cameron Bott, 35, and his wife, Diana, 36, whose nearby home was damaged in the tornado, initiated a discussion about starting a GoFundMe to offset potential insurance shortfalls in rebuilding the gas station.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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In addition, these same poisons can damage a cell’s DNA which can allow that cell to grow out of control and cause cancer.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In legal terms, the lawsuits are saying oil and gas companies violated consumer-protection laws and committed common-law civil violations such as negligence.—
Hannah Wiseman,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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In a series of lawsuits following the order, plaintiffs, including 22 Democratic state attorneys general and immigrant rights advocates, argued that Trump's order violates a right protected by the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment: anyone born in the United States is a citizen.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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To build and maintain trust, brands must avoid three common pitfalls: irrelevant messaging, over-saturating the inbox and mishandling data.—
Katie Jewett,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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South Korea has admitted its agencies mishandled adoptions after an investigation sparked by hundreds of complaints from adoptees.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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Authorities subsequently found that the boy and Ruby's 10-year-old daughter had been seriously abused.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In May 2023, Attorney General Kwame Raoul published a 696-page report, which found that over about seven decades, at least 1,997 children have been abused by 451 Catholic clerics and religious brothers across the state’s dioceses.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Mismanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismanage. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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