as in mismanagement
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Recent Examples of misdirection
Some of them are physical, downhill runners, and some of them are guys who can take a misdirection, scissors-type run and go the other direction with it.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
Of course, there’s still room for the usual pre-draft misdirection, and the Giants’ large travel party to Colorado’s pro day might raise some eyebrows.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The thought that Sam Riley’s Tom might turn out to be Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity or John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice is tantalizing but gradually appears to be more like teasing misdirection as the movie shifts into psychodrama gear.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Even his death was shrouded in mystery and misdirection.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
Of course, there’s still room for the usual pre-draft misdirection, and the Giants’ large travel party to Colorado’s pro day might raise some eyebrows.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The thought that Sam Riley’s Tom might turn out to be Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity or John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice is tantalizing but gradually appears to be more like teasing misdirection as the movie shifts into psychodrama gear.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Even his death was shrouded in mystery and misdirection.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdirection
Noun
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Federal law permits a president to remove an official serving in this post only with cause such as inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance.—
John Kruzel,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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He was charged with 10 counts of principal to simple escape and one count of malfeasance in office for allegedly turning off the water in the cell from which the escapees fled.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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If the truth be known, the general manager should be sued for malpractice and his license to run an organization should be revoked.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Bill to end limits on who can sue for medical malpractice stalls in Florida Senate The Florida Senate appeared on the verge Wednesday of passing a bill to repeal an exception in the state’s medical-malpractice laws.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2025
Noun
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One moment of inattention can lead to major security breaches.—
Maxwell Alles,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Standard on all Defender models is forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assist, blind-spot warning and a driver inattention warning system.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Baldwin also faced an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with Hutchins’ death, but a judge dismissed the case in the middle of trial last summer due to prosecutorial misconduct and evidence suppression.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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When an instance of misconduct is alleged and the investigation begins to make some headway, the police or corrections officer might quit or retire.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
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As for inventions, accident and inadvertence played a role in the development of Post-it Notes and microwave heating.—
Amanda Foreman,
WSJ,
4 May 2018
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The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence.—
JAY CASPIAN KANG,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2017
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“Misdirection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdirection. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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