as in mismanagement
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Recent Examples of misdirection
Even his death was shrouded in mystery and misdirection.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
This season, Seattle put its offensive line in a lot of pure-passing situations that didn’t feature much play action or misdirection, and the pass-heavy scheme made the attack predictable.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
In that case, it might be considered another piece of misdirection intended to keep the Musk/Dittmann saga going, perhaps to Dittmann’s benefit.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
There are many positives of a gap scheme, including allowing offensive linemen to attack defenders who are in conflict due to the misdirection going on in the backfield.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
This season, Seattle put its offensive line in a lot of pure-passing situations that didn’t feature much play action or misdirection, and the pass-heavy scheme made the attack predictable.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
In that case, it might be considered another piece of misdirection intended to keep the Musk/Dittmann saga going, perhaps to Dittmann’s benefit.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
There are many positives of a gap scheme, including allowing offensive linemen to attack defenders who are in conflict due to the misdirection going on in the backfield.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdirection
Noun
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Dellinger sued, arguing that 1978 federal law creating his position states he can only be removed from his job because of inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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The most recent examples of possible utility malfeasance were January’s Eaton fire, which decimated much of Altadena in eastern Los Angeles County, and the less damaging Hurst fire near the Sylmar district of Los Angeles.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Now, the woman is suing the Mount Sinai Hospital in Milwaukee, renamed Aurora Sinai after it was purchased in 1992, accusing it of medical malpractice because the feeding tube unknowingly remained in her body for 35 years, the lawsuit said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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Lawmakers, economists and business groups widely criticized the tariffs, characterizing them as economic malpractice.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Conze agreed that City Hall has neglected the east side, citing the lack of lighting and inattention to proper infrastructure, including road maintenance.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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But aggressive fire suppression and inattention to urban overgrowth have left excessive, easy-to-ignite vegetation in many areas.—
Justin Angle,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The main purpose was to allow prospective employers — other federal agencies or local police — to check their backgrounds for misconduct.—
Martin Kaste,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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Between fiscal years 2015 to 2019, agency inspectors general substantiated only 100 allegations of employee time and attendance misconduct or fraud out of a federal workforce of around 2.1 million employees (the GAO report did not include postal workers).—
Laura Doan,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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 13 Mar. 2025.
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