misremember

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Recent Examples of misremember Classic games like Clue are often taught through oral tradition and that distorts how the game is played because people misremember the rules or were taught versions with house rules. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Carr had to assemble her portrait of the young Candy from snippets, fragments, misremembered memories, and family shame. Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024 Surprisingly, when characters appeared to overcome depression, participants often misremembered this recovery as belonging to the competent character. Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 Biden’s age, of course, has long been a topic of debate, and conservatives have spent much of his Presidency sharing clips of names misremembered and words misspoken. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024 Most historians assume that since Priestley consulted with Franklin (who was in London at the time) while writing his treatise, this account is probably largely accurate, though Franklin may have misremembered some of the details more than a decade later. Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 24 May 2023 The record closes out a three-album run in which Lopatin has remembered, misremembered, and invented his own coming of age. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023 Laurence Miller, a police psychologist and law enforcement trainer based in Florida, said there are legitimate reasons why an officer or anyone else in a high-stress, life-or-death situation may misremember details of the event. USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023 Distorted or misremembered history, however, is dangerous. Micah Zenko, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misremember
Verb
  • But in the 1990s, when social practice art was gaining traction within European museums (especially in the United Kingdom), most Latin American institutions were ignoring that development, which remained limited to underground networks.
    Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
  • And no, not because Disney is ignoring him or passing him over.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But what all that forgets is that tourism on the islands, particularly the largest, São Miguel, has a long history.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Gone but not forgotten: Lizzy Caplan is opening up about that Gambit movie that never was, and her honest thoughts on it getting scrapped.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Such attitudes disregard the hard realities of life in the United States for certain Americans.
    K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Both sides have disregarded ecological concerns with Russians attacking the ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor and the Ukrainians destroying the Nord Stream pipeline.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • However, many companies still get this equation wrong, overspending on traditional brand campaigns while neglecting the actual product experience.
    Amit Ashkenazi, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Car owners tend to neglect two important maintenance principles.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Known for unmercifully calling out machismo through her music, Paquita became a guiding light for many women who have been wronged or slighted by their partners, or a patriarchal world.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Each man feels insulted and slighted by the other; both have cause for resentment.
    Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In nearly every workplace, talented employees get passed over for promotions, big projects, and leadership roles.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • There’s a real sense in Brussels that this opening is also a talisman for the city, which is too often passed over by travelers in favor of Paris or Amsterdam—both less than two hours away by train.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Misremember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misremember. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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