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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
The promises to roll back existing federal regulations by executive fiat, then fire the civil servants who administer the rules, grossly misrepresent how the regulatory process and civil service protections work under federal statutes.
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Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Cooper Union, which later accused RFR of misrepresenting its financial situation, seemed to think so, too.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
In particular, Ozy co-founder and chief operating officer Samir Rao had misrepresented himself on a call with Goldman Sachs by pretending to be a YouTube executive, Alex Piper.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
And anyone claiming to have a manuscript is misrepresenting themselves.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Cooper Union, which later accused RFR of misrepresenting its financial situation, seemed to think so, too.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
In particular, Ozy co-founder and chief operating officer Samir Rao had misrepresented himself on a call with Goldman Sachs by pretending to be a YouTube executive, Alex Piper.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
And anyone claiming to have a manuscript is misrepresenting themselves.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresent
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Those contracts are known as production assistance agreements, and the claim references – but also distorts – both the regulations that govern them and two news stories about celebrities whose agreements were approved.Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Klan distorted the use of undercover operatives and informants, much as some Trump supporters have over Jan. 6.Brittany Friedman / Made by History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a catastrophic stroke, a debilitating event meticulously concealed from the American public.Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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But Hegseth's decision to conceal the settlement—choosing self-preservation over honesty—is disqualifying.Greg Kelly, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Theories about reasons for insufficient water supply have served as comforting fictions in recent days, obscuring the far scarier reality: California is facing a level of wildfire threat beyond any in its history, the kind that overwhelms our usual definitions of preparedness.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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The results of the analysis are estimates, and they are limited by the presence of wildfire smoke partially obscuring satellites.Leanne Abraham, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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At the time, wolves were still considered predatory varmints to be shot from airplanes, trapped and snared for $100 bounty and whatever hides would bring.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Walshe, 49, of Cohasset, is accused of murdering his wife Ana Walshe, dismembering her body on New Years 2023 and hiding it in dumpsters around Greater Boston.Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2025
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White House officials said on Friday that the truth behind the mysterious ailments known as Havana Syndrome was still unknown, contradicting a new intelligence assessment about what had befallen spies and diplomats for the last nine years.Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Experts say that the atmospheric aerosol data used in the calculations could be behind the contradicting conclusions.Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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That fact belies another truth: The Warriors didn’t go for it at the tail end of the Stephen Curry-Draymond Green era the way some other teams have, with pulling back on a Lauri Markkanen deal being a notable road not taken.John Hollinger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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In the run-up to Friday's premiere, the Apple TV+ marketing team recreated Severance's drab-chic cubicles inside a glass box in the iconic station's Vanderbilt Hall, a place whose grandness belies the drudgery plaguing so many of the commuters crossing through it.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresent. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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