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misdirect

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According to a later review by the Coast Guard, Taylor Energy was “obstinate, difficult to deal with and verbally combative,” and preferred “to employ stall tactics over cooperation with an intention to confuse, delay or misdirect” the government.

My view is that the attackers saw this as an opportunity for “lulz”, and a way to misdirect everyone.

The main secret lies in the combination of the looks and gestures of the performer to misdirect the audience.

The heavy hit may come off occasionally, the clumsy guard may turn the point, but why misdirect energy?

Even old Hounslow at his worst can't possibly misdirect the jury, the way I've gummed their noses on the trail.

Stall-off, to put off by means of a device, to misdirect purposely.

By laws of Alfred and Guthrum, if a priest misdirect people about a festival or fast he shall pay 30s.

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On this page you'll find 159 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to misdirect, such as: botch, bungle, err, flub, fumble, and mistreat.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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