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as in misrepresents
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible
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as in deforms
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
if you keep distorting your face like that, someday it's going to freeze in that position
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Recent Examples of distorts
The fine addresses flights that consistently arrived more than 30 minutes late over several consecutive months, a practice the Transportation Department says misleads passengers and distorts competition in the airline industry.
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Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
This inflates the cost to taxpayers and distorts the insurance market and premium calculations.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
But the company insists the report intentionally distorts data, and its record shows injuries are down even while its output has increased significantly in recent years.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Thanks to the fast processor, your videos won’t drag or catch a delay that distorts images.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Happiness never comes because your mind operates like the zoom lens of a camera that clouds out and distorts the bigger, wide-angle lens.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Focusing too much on individual figures distorts the reality of technological advancement, which is nearly always a collaborative, multi-layered process.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
This distorts the true number of people accessing Roblox because DAUs could include bots or alternate accounts, Hindenburg said.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
His claim distorts data that was released last month by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Congress.
—Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Oct. 2024
Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
This inflates the cost to taxpayers and distorts the insurance market and premium calculations.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
But the company insists the report intentionally distorts data, and its record shows injuries are down even while its output has increased significantly in recent years.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Thanks to the fast processor, your videos won’t drag or catch a delay that distorts images.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Happiness never comes because your mind operates like the zoom lens of a camera that clouds out and distorts the bigger, wide-angle lens.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Focusing too much on individual figures distorts the reality of technological advancement, which is nearly always a collaborative, multi-layered process.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
This distorts the true number of people accessing Roblox because DAUs could include bots or alternate accounts, Hindenburg said.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
His claim distorts data that was released last month by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Congress.
—Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Distorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distorts. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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