as in mismanagement
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as in abusing
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
having been shuffled from foster home to foster home, the orphaned girl felt she had been mishandled by an uncaring society
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as in manhandling
to abuse physically
adopted a sadly mishandled puppy from the pound
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as in damaging
to manage badly
we took over as soon as we realized that the fill-in had been mishandling the situation
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Recent Examples of mishandling
David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Typically, federal prosecutions for mishandling sensitive national defense information target other types of conduct such as an intentional leak.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Federal laws criminalize mishandling classified information – for example, by knowingly transmitting it to an unauthorized person or retaining it in an unauthorized location.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Democratic lawmakers have accused administration officials of recklessly mishandling highly classified information.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
His claim that the Justice Department had been weaponized during the Biden administration overlooked that there were investigations during that time into Biden’s mishandling of classified information and into the firearms and tax affairs of his son Hunter.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
Carey, who led the Church from 1991 to 2002, resigned as a priest in December 2024 after facing separate allegations of mishandling abuse cases.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
If your eggs or embryos have to be transferred to a different facility, what safeguards are in place to prevent mishandling?
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Feb. 2025
However, a lack of clarity over where it should be displayed led to years of mishandling, confidential 1984 memos seen by PA news agency showed.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
The president’s ability to declassify information has been invoked when presidents have been accused of mishandling secrets.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Typically, federal prosecutions for mishandling sensitive national defense information target other types of conduct such as an intentional leak.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Federal laws criminalize mishandling classified information – for example, by knowingly transmitting it to an unauthorized person or retaining it in an unauthorized location.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Democratic lawmakers have accused administration officials of recklessly mishandling highly classified information.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
His claim that the Justice Department had been weaponized during the Biden administration overlooked that there were investigations during that time into Biden’s mishandling of classified information and into the firearms and tax affairs of his son Hunter.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
Carey, who led the Church from 1991 to 2002, resigned as a priest in December 2024 after facing separate allegations of mishandling abuse cases.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
If your eggs or embryos have to be transferred to a different facility, what safeguards are in place to prevent mishandling?
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Feb. 2025
However, a lack of clarity over where it should be displayed led to years of mishandling, confidential 1984 memos seen by PA news agency showed.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishandling
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However, enforcement of these regulations has been challenging due to the gas’s widespread availability and the difficulty in proving intent for misuse.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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Historical misuse of Indigenous data by researchers has caused some tribes to issue moratoria against sharing their genetic data with researchers.—
Abigail Dubiniecki,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Instead, there was a fast, tough, physical team flying around and making big-time plays, bullying the big-boy Tar Heels.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
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LeBron James scored 32 points one game after setting the NBA’s all-time minutes record for regular-season games, bullying the Kings on the offensive end while grabbing four steals on the defensive end.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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Even before the recent cuts, watchdog officials considered the agency's thin federal workforce, which oversees more than 60,000 contract employees, to be an an Achilles heel that poses significant risk of fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayer funds.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Authorities were called April 3 to Richmond Hill Elementary School in Augusta regarding a report of child abuse, the report says.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities recently launched a campaign attacking the governor for allowing the state’s overreliance on property taxes to worsen and for seeking to slash summer work programs that assist the state’s troubled youths.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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The early glimpses show a player with real potential in the attacking third, capable of thriving in transition and striking well at goal.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Even in districts that have staff dedicated to teaching Black history, some teachers are afraid of violating state law, according to Brian Knowles, who oversees African American, Holocaust and Latino studies for the Palm Beach County school district.—
Kate Payne,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Mixon, 38, pled guilty in December to misapplication of fiduciary property, according to court documents.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2025
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The misapplication of good friction can turn it bad and result in one more cumbersome process you’re tempted to work around.—
Josh Browning,
Big Think,
12 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mishandling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishandling. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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