as in deceptive
tending or having power to deceive
the misleading text of the advertisement would like you to believe that you're getting something for nothing
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as in deceiving
to cause to believe what is untrue
the coral snake's attractive colors can mislead you into thinking that it is harmless
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Recent Examples of misleading
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
The authors note apoB is particularly valuable for patients with high triglycerides, insulin resistance or lower LDL-C levels, where traditional cholesterol numbers can be misleading.
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Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
According to the report, many creators failed to disclose they were being compensated, some videos used staged or misleading materials suggesting large profits, and overseas workers helped distribute the content to American audiences.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2026
The network has been praised by supporters for providing an alternative to mainstream news outlets and criticized for promoting partisan coverage and, at times, inaccurate or misleading claims about political events.
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Bydavid Schepp,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 June 2026
But that can be misleading because teams had such an easy time attacking them through the air.
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Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Attorney General Andrea Campbell needs to clear the air over her role in the income tax ballot question wording that the state Supreme Judicial Court found misleading.
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Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2026
Most of that has been misleading.
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Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
This is why comparing the Tu-160 directly to the B-21 can be misleading.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
Joe Árvai,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
The unsealing of the disciplinary findings came one day after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court sharply rebuked Krasner’s office for misleading courts, withholding evidence, and violating its duty of candor in multiple efforts to overturn murder convictions.
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Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
The New Mexico Department of Justice is seeking nearly $1 billion from Facebook parent Meta after a New Mexico jury last month found the tech giant liable for endangering children and misleading the public about the safety of its platforms.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
The deaths of innocent Americans, and misleading the public on the rationale for their deaths, played a role in her departure.
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Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
Florida’s attorney general on Monday said the state is suing TikTok, accusing the social media company of violating state law, misleading parents and exposing children to harmful and addictive content.
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Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
Two months after the festival collapsed, McFarland was charged with federal wire fraud for misleading investors about Fyre Festival’s finances.
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Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
So British officials spread the story that their pilots were eating large amounts of carrots to explain their sharp night vision, misleading the enemy into thinking diet, not technology, was behind the success.
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Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
Chinese regulators accused leading e-commerce platforms of misleading marketing tactics ahead of 618, the country’s second-largest annual shopping bonanza.
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J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
Mountain views, fishing ponds, sauna The misleading name of the town aside, there’s nothing small about this property.
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Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
The authors note apoB is particularly valuable for patients with high triglycerides, insulin resistance or lower LDL-C levels, where traditional cholesterol numbers can be misleading.
—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
According to the report, many creators failed to disclose they were being compensated, some videos used staged or misleading materials suggesting large profits, and overseas workers helped distribute the content to American audiences.
—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2026
The network has been praised by supporters for providing an alternative to mainstream news outlets and criticized for promoting partisan coverage and, at times, inaccurate or misleading claims about political events.
—
Bydavid Schepp,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 June 2026
But that can be misleading because teams had such an easy time attacking them through the air.
—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Attorney General Andrea Campbell needs to clear the air over her role in the income tax ballot question wording that the state Supreme Judicial Court found misleading.
—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2026
Most of that has been misleading.
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Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
This is why comparing the Tu-160 directly to the B-21 can be misleading.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
Verb
Why misinformation works and how to disable it Climate misinformation ranges from misleading to absurd.
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Joe Árvai,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
The unsealing of the disciplinary findings came one day after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court sharply rebuked Krasner’s office for misleading courts, withholding evidence, and violating its duty of candor in multiple efforts to overturn murder convictions.
—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
The New Mexico Department of Justice is seeking nearly $1 billion from Facebook parent Meta after a New Mexico jury last month found the tech giant liable for endangering children and misleading the public about the safety of its platforms.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
The deaths of innocent Americans, and misleading the public on the rationale for their deaths, played a role in her departure.
—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
Florida’s attorney general on Monday said the state is suing TikTok, accusing the social media company of violating state law, misleading parents and exposing children to harmful and addictive content.
—
Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
Two months after the festival collapsed, McFarland was charged with federal wire fraud for misleading investors about Fyre Festival’s finances.
—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
So British officials spread the story that their pilots were eating large amounts of carrots to explain their sharp night vision, misleading the enemy into thinking diet, not technology, was behind the success.
—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
Chinese regulators accused leading e-commerce platforms of misleading marketing tactics ahead of 618, the country’s second-largest annual shopping bonanza.
—
J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misleading
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Despite criticism over opaque and deceptive practices, prediction markets’ election favorites won most of the time, a Washington Post analysis found; more liquid in betting markets improves their accuracy, economists told CNN, but could carry negative social costs.
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This is the essence of GPS spoofing, in which an attacker floods a GPS receiver with deceptive signals.
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Appearance, though, can be deceiving, but luckily, this shed is still packed with smart features and a clever design that will keep all your belongings safe.
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Here, however, the joke is that appearances can be deceiving — or to be more specific, that trying to act like a character in a movie is a reckless, unwise thing to do.
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Nadi Jabari, 46, was charged with false personation, unlawful use of a blue light and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
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Back when King was indicted in the summer of 2025, about 200 of them gathered in a Cleburne conference hall to make plans about how to support the sheriff, and decried the allegations against him as false attacks on King’s character.
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The schemes involve a predator pretending to be a teenager online and tricking victims into sending illicit photos of themselves.
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Such techniques typically work by tricking the user into approving a request to approve a device owned by the attacker instead.
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Speaking on Harvard Business School’s The Founder Mindset podcast, hosted by senior lecturer and serial entrepreneur Reza Satchu, the Shark Tank investor argued that anyone trying to balance a young company against the rest of their life is fooling themselves.
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The other is fooling humans, particularly the dwindling number of journalists, critics, and other gatekeepers who are still capable of conferring legitimacy by paying attention.
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“Misleading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misleading. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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