as in mistake
a wrong judgment
treating her opponent as an intellectual lightweight was a serious miscalculation on her part
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Recent Examples of miscalculation
Her error in judgment was shared by many others within her party — and would become emblematic of broader Democratic miscalculations.
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
While that record was enabled by the spectacle of some befuddling late escapes, it also was achieved despite pivotal offensive injuries and, well, personnel miscalculations.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
This challenge has been met with Chinese blockades at disputed features and increasingly forceful measures, raising concerns that a miscalculation could trigger Manila's Mutual Defense Treaty with Washington and draw the United States into a conflict with China.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Accidents and miscalculations could make things much worse.
—Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2025
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
While that record was enabled by the spectacle of some befuddling late escapes, it also was achieved despite pivotal offensive injuries and, well, personnel miscalculations.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
This challenge has been met with Chinese blockades at disputed features and increasingly forceful measures, raising concerns that a miscalculation could trigger Manila's Mutual Defense Treaty with Washington and draw the United States into a conflict with China.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Accidents and miscalculations could make things much worse.
—Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscalculation
mistake
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Such complacency could be a mistake, as some market watchers have cautioned.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 July 2025
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Investors who do not use the tool risk making major mistakes.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Miscalculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscalculation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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