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Recent Examples of misremember
Classic games like Clue are often taught through oral tradition and that distorts how the game is played because people misremember the rules or were taught versions with house rules.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Carr had to assemble her portrait of the young Candy from snippets, fragments, misremembered memories, and family shame.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Surprisingly, when characters appeared to overcome depression, participants often misremembered this recovery as belonging to the competent character.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Biden’s age, of course, has long been a topic of debate, and conservatives have spent much of his Presidency sharing clips of names misremembered and words misspoken.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
Most historians assume that since Priestley consulted with Franklin (who was in London at the time) while writing his treatise, this account is probably largely accurate, though Franklin may have misremembered some of the details more than a decade later.
—Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 24 May 2023
The record closes out a three-album run in which Lopatin has remembered, misremembered, and invented his own coming of age.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Laurence Miller, a police psychologist and law enforcement trainer based in Florida, said there are legitimate reasons why an officer or anyone else in a high-stress, life-or-death situation may misremember details of the event.
—USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
Distorted or misremembered history, however, is dangerous.
—Micah Zenko, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2011
Rob Wieland, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Carr had to assemble her portrait of the young Candy from snippets, fragments, misremembered memories, and family shame.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Surprisingly, when characters appeared to overcome depression, participants often misremembered this recovery as belonging to the competent character.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Biden’s age, of course, has long been a topic of debate, and conservatives have spent much of his Presidency sharing clips of names misremembered and words misspoken.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
Most historians assume that since Priestley consulted with Franklin (who was in London at the time) while writing his treatise, this account is probably largely accurate, though Franklin may have misremembered some of the details more than a decade later.
—Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 24 May 2023
The record closes out a three-album run in which Lopatin has remembered, misremembered, and invented his own coming of age.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
Laurence Miller, a police psychologist and law enforcement trainer based in Florida, said there are legitimate reasons why an officer or anyone else in a high-stress, life-or-death situation may misremember details of the event.
—USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
Distorted or misremembered history, however, is dangerous.
—Micah Zenko, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misremember
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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The macOS users who ignore this warning do so at their own peril.Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Don’t forget the high-touch areas of the fridge, like the outside handles and the water and ice dispensers.Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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Penn State had its chances, and Allar, along with all those Nittany Lions fans, will spend the offseason reliving that last throw — or trying to forget it.Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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There was only one goal scored in a 1-0 win over the rival the Los Angeles Kings, and Draisaitl picked up just a secondary assist — the type of credit often almost disregarded as insignificant.Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Equip for Equality attorneys have seen time and time again how students with IEPs are failed by schools and administrations that flagrantly disregard the laws.Zena Naiditch, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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The New Year is the best time to freshen up spaces that are prone to neglect — starting with your underwear drawer.Jessie Quinn, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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While temperatures were unseasonably warm around Christmas time this year, that can sometimes lure individuals into neglecting to prepare properly.Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
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The deference being shown to the Big Ten and SEC conferences isn’t sitting well with some outsiders, who feel they are being slighted by the CFP selection committee.Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Nov. 2024
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But also, if a referee makes a controversial call against a fan, that fan's going to feel like they were slighted, just like the players do.Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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But of course, the company doesn’t actually pass over those earnings to shareholders directly.Michael Foster, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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But the erotic drama has polarized audiences and didn’t exactly light up the Christmas box office, either, and the 17-time SAG nominee was ultimately passed over this year.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Misremember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misremember. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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