MISMANAGES Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

mismanages

verb

present tense third-person singular of mismanage

as in damages

to manage badly the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy

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The bleeding increases pressure inside the skull and damages brain tissue.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
Nor'easter damages towns at Jersey Shore New Jersey State Police emergency management officials used a drone Monday to survey the damage along the promenade.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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Detectives will continue investigating these cases aggressively, and anyone who abuses their position with a child will be held accountable.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
New York City’s child welfare agency routinely abuses its emergency power to take children from their parents without a court order, creating lifelong consequences for families, a new class-action lawsuit seeking to end the practice alleged Thursday.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026

Definition of abuses

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In groundbreaking litigation, Munkittrick is leading the charge for Warner Music Group in a first-of-its-kind case arguing that the major labels’ licensing of sound recordings for generative AI training violates the Sound Recording Labor Agreement.

— Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
The filing argues that WIAA’s gender-identity rule violates Title IX and Brown’s parental rights.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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Here was a brainy, confident bombshell who couldn’t be treated like a disposable plaything — a type of actor Hollywood has lusted for since those earlier black-and-white classics but usually mishandles.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Your case shows that persistence, clear documentation and advocacy can make a real difference — even when an airline mishandles a medical refund request.

— Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 18 May 2026

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