Thesaurus results for MISKNOWING

misknowing

verb

present participle of misknow

as in misunderstanding

to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others

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Responding Monday to Emmanuel Acho, who criticized the idea that her ejection represented white privilege, Carrington insisted people were misunderstanding her.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The good news is that the IRS rarely charges severe penalties for honest mistakes or misunderstanding a complex tax code.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 20 July 2026

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The fact a majority of them belong to people who traveled from another country and the conditions of the desert itself both complicate efforts to identify remains, therefore hindering missing persons cases, experts say.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Rookie Carver Willis got first-team reps at right guard, and Jordan James saw action with the second team after missing time with a rib injury.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026

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