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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
this summary seriously misrepresents the general tone and substance of the speech
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as in to conceal
to give a misleading impression of
deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case
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Recent Examples of misrepresent
To categorize these words as solely Gen Z or Gen Alpha slang misrepresents their history, and over-simplifies the way in which language evolves and grows.
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 15 Jan. 2025
According to the suit, the Times omitted an upside-down smiley-face emoji from one of Abel’s texts—part of a larger attempt, the suit claims—to misrepresent a sarcastic text as a serious one.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The cancellations followed findings that these schools misled prospective students about job placement rates and misrepresented the terms of private loans.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Holiday, who did not respond to a request for comment, previously told The Johnson County Post that the video was likely edited to misrepresent what was said on the call.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 15 Jan. 2025
According to the suit, the Times omitted an upside-down smiley-face emoji from one of Abel’s texts—part of a larger attempt, the suit claims—to misrepresent a sarcastic text as a serious one.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The cancellations followed findings that these schools misled prospective students about job placement rates and misrepresented the terms of private loans.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Holiday, who did not respond to a request for comment, previously told The Johnson County Post that the video was likely edited to misrepresent what was said on the call.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresent
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Thereafter, the appearance of a triangle will become increasingly distorted until finally on April 9, Mars, Pollux and Castor will again appear in a straight line.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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In that way, uncertainty is like a tax, distorting decisions and making the economy as a whole less efficient.—
Ben Casselman,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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These outfits fall straight from shoulders to hip and conceal your waist.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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At least 37 giant live beetles measuring 4 to 5 inches have been found concealed inside of multiple packages of Japanese snacks, potato chips and chocolate at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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There is also no record of its business name on a database of online companies and its website is registered to a private domain in Holland, obscuring its true origin.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Bouchard is the owner of a leisurely pace of play and that can sometimes obscure his contributions to winning games.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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His wife, Avital, who was seven months pregnant at the time, hid in a safe room with their two daughters.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Dylan notices the slogan and examines the poster to find that Irv hid his drawing of the Exports Hall, with detailed instructions on how to get there written on the back, behind it.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Panama’s statement directly contradicted the State Department’s claim earlier in the evening.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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The study contradicts this claim, showing that no morphological features support the idea that some breeds have an inherently stronger or more secure bite than others of similar size.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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That said, Michigan's competitiveness in recent elections belies the state's 30-year streak of electing only Democrats to the Senate (the last Republican to win was Spencer Abraham in 1994).—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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So Far Quaid’s aw-shucks affability belies his constantly turning brain and his ambition to stretch beyond the bounds of what he’s done before.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresent. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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