as in to misrelate
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdescribe
Verb
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Both the chicken and steak are so tender and cooked to perfection.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025 -
In fact, at least one state is promoting methods to cook the fish as a way to control its population.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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In other cases, studies in the report were misrepresented, according to the researchers who conducted them.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Its job is to present your skills and experience—your career story—in the best possible light without misrepresenting your qualifications.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Verb
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An earlier version misstated his status.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Due to the writer’s error, an earlier version of this story misstated and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s position on greenhouse gas emissions standards.—
Allen Best,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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The district alleged that the documents were falsified.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
20 May 2025
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It was claimed that the signature of CBF vice-president Antonio Carlos Nunes de Lima was falsified on a document that strengthened Rodrigues’ hold on the federation’s presidency.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The health secretary also appeared to misspeak at the meeting, saying two people had died of the disease.—
DEVI SHASTRI AND AMANDA SEITZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Kennedy also seemed to misspeak in saying two people had died of measles.—
Amanda Seitz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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But on the whole, many working in DEI argue that critics who call it discriminatory are fundamentally — and often willfully — misinterpreting their profession.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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Similarly, in an energy plant, an AI system designed to monitor equipment performance might misinterpret sensor data, overlooking a critical fault that could lead to catastrophic failure.—
Lucian Boldea,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Verb
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The cell phone camera has become both the tool humans use to perform and the reason that performance distorts even further in the eyes of others.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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Unfortunately, this racial lens merely distorts the rivalry narrative, transforming what should be celebrated as an engaging competitive dynamic into something unnecessarily contentious.—
Lindsey Darvin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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However, contrary to the impression given by the headlines, ESG is still in the game, albeit more camouflaged than in the past, quite often, as predicted some years back by Aswath Damodaran, ...—
Andrew Stuttaford,
National Review,
20 May 2025
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The benefit of hindsight, however, camouflages the prevailing circumstances when Enciso was loaned out.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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“Misdescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescribe. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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