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Recent Examples of misinterpret And why has her performance been so widely misinterpreted by bad-faith actors online? Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 2025 In financial settings, an AI system might misinterpret a rule and automatically process an incorrect transaction. Keren Katz, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 Simpson was misinterpreting life expectancy statistics and their bearing on Social Security. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025 Most Canadians want uncomplicated lives, a desire for calm that can be misinterpreted by louder people as meekness. Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misinterpret
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Verb
  • Corson proceeded to inform the court of Petersen’s previous convictions in 2016 and 2017 when she was charged with misrepresenting herself as her sister when stopped by law enforcement.
    Olivia Estright, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2025
  • If users can’t verify sources or if AI search engines misrepresent information, misinformation becomes harder to combat.
    Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Is Big, Beautiful And Sad Northern Lights Alert For 17 States After ‘Double Eruption’ On Sun Time Blocking as a Leadership Act Time blocking, often misunderstood as a simple productivity hack, is in fact a form of proactive alignment.
    Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Teachers commonly misunderstood his methods of self-regulation, such as stimming by flapping his hands, as a threat.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Although some in the media distort the anger directed at Rowling from trans activists, trans people, and allies, the truth is those feelings — not just anger, but betrayal and grief — are justified.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 18 Apr. 2025
  • What once kept us safe can now distort intimacy, create misunderstandings and erode trust.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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