MISADJUSTING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

misadjusting

verb

present participle of misadjust

as in damaging

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David Hearn, the former Olympics canoeist accused of damaging Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before prosecutors dropped the case, cannot be recharged, a judge has ruled.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, on the charging case, iFixit struggled to access its components without damaging the external plastic.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

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Some businesses started selling marijuana under the theory that raw marijuana’s THC is in a form called THC-A, which only turns into impairing delta-9 when heated or burned.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Her legal team also presented evidence that her mother drank heavily during pregnancy, impairing Pike’s brain development and her impulse control.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026

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But there is another factor at play hurting the Democratic Party’s public voter registration that may not necessarily translate to people voting for Republican candidates on their ballots.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Janie wouldn't be selling anything or hurting anyone, and RushTok naturally draws high traffic and has a low barrier to entry for new creators.

— Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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The revised rule also allows landowners to clear areas that had been preserved as wildlife corridors on their land without being liable for harming the panthers.

— Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Miners in poor countries may use the toxic metal to separate gold from other materials, harming people and the environment.

— Aniruddha Ghosal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

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Kyiv region military administration head Tymur Tkachenko said on Saturday that a warehouse and production premise had been hit, injuring four people.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Elephants can be extremely destructive and dangerous, and several African countries must confront the problem of elephant herds destroying farmers’ crops and infrastructure as well as killing or injuring people.

— Sello Motseta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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