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Recent Examples of misstatement
One study — admittedly small and enabled by the hack of affair-arranging app Ashley Madison in 2015 — found that companies whose CEOs or CFOs were paying users of the site were twice as likely to have had a financial misstatement or involvement in a securities class action.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2025
So, this mass misstatement is no help to those erstwhile interstellar explorers.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2025
So, this mass misstatement is no help to those erstwhile interstellar explorers.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstatement
Noun
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The case, brought by a whistleblower, showed that cybersecurity misrepresentation would be treated as fraud against the government.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Overpayments will not be waived on claims where there have been findings of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, the UIA said.—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In an era dominated by social media, economic polarization, and misinformation, those skills are more vital than ever.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kirk spread falsehoods about voter fraud during the 2020 election and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With 64% of job applicants admitting to résumé falsification, up from 55% just two years ago, according to StandOut CV, companies are hemorrhaging money on staffing and bad hires while genuine talent slips through traditional screening processes.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Hernandez was charged with 19 counts of misconduct including theft of identity, fraud, falsification of Medicaid documents, nursing without a license and abuse of a patient, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Harrison called that a lie, saying Welsh knew of university professors teaching LGBTQ+ content long before Monday.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite the mess in her apartment, the man, like everyone else in her life, brushes off her fears as the exaggerations of an overactive imagination.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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Any kind of strong reaction after Week 1 is an exaggeration.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nicholas is especially attuned to how the distortion of visual perception can trigger a cascade of runaway mental and physical responses.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Audio and video calls were clear and free of distortion on both platforms in testing.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Misstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatement. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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