as in mismanaged
to manage badly
accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse
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Recent Examples of misruled
The result is a society that feels both rule-bound and misruled, saturated with laws and yet strangely lawless.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misruled
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Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Many tender crops die back with the first fall frost, while hardier plants may linger longer but still be damaged by freezes.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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The former president has bristled at the suggestion that his administration abused the autopen, defending himself in a July 13 New York Times interview.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The lax rules are being abused by people using services like Suno and Udio, where anyone can make an AI song that attempts to mimic a real artist in a matter of seconds.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Along with the legal near-miss, the staff report found that Chua’s actions violated several city codes, including by directing a staff member without going through the city manager and by improperly calling a meeting.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Separately, two Russian aircraft flying from Kaliningrad violated Lithuanian airspace near Kybartai on Thursday, two Lithuanian officials told NBC News.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Misruled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misruled. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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