misbecoming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbecoming
Adjective
  • Claude Science even ships with a reviewer agent that flags bad citations and mismatched numbers.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Officials estimate about 5 ballots remain to be counted and 17,650 are waiting to cure a missing or mismatched signature.
    Vanessa Martínez, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • Without ownership, documentation becomes a museum exhibit that may be informative but irrelevant.
    Raheel Sheikh, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • No detail, no matter how incomplete or far-fetched, was irrelevant to their search.
    Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Adjective
  • According to Chernoff, this can lead to excess frost, stale odors, and inconsistent freezing conditions, all of which negatively affect ice quality.
    Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026
  • Golfers have long sought solutions for inconsistent putting, with many traditional tips proving ineffective.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • In a recent conversation with Peter Diamandis, an entrepreneur and executive chairman of the XPrize Foundation, Musk fleshed out his moonshot visions for the future, which have previously included work being completely optional and retirement becoming inapplicable.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • Your business might not have branches, but that doesn’t mean that this strategy is inapplicable.
    Ming Zhu, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The fact that it was conceived without thought and for decades was produced and consumed without thought is immaterial.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 20 June 2026
  • Yum no longer shares the same-store sales of the chain’s domestic business, implying that the segment is now considered immaterial to the company’s broader results.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 June 2026
Adjective
  • Stripping out every extraneous expense, Vrotsos picked a start date and just began shooting.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 June 2026
  • In my case, just about all of it appeared to be extraneous documentation, like incorporation paperwork for Sackler’s firm, which seemed irrelevant to the matter at hand.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • During the September 11 attacks, first responders from different agencies couldn't communicate with each other because their radio systems ran on incompatible frequencies and proprietary networks.
    Mariam Sorond, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • That has raised concerns that the next era of wireless communications—headlined by 6G and Wi-Fi 8—will result in the world’s three largest economic blocs adopting three incompatible wireless spectrum models.
    Stephen Cousins, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • With nothing but the season at stake, Georgia won in a fashion most unbecoming a team that leads Division I in home runs.
    Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
  • Internal affairs probe found multiple policy violations An internal investigation found Mercer violated four department policies, including dereliction of duty and conduct unbecoming of an officer.
    Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 15 June 2026
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“Misbecoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbecoming. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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