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as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning
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as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town
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Recent Examples of misinterpret
Why should parents care about schools misinterpreting FERPA?
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Across multiple tests, agentic AI assistants introduced inconsistencies in execution over 80% of the time, often misinterpreting requests, generating conflicting responses, or failing to follow business logic.
—Alan Nichol, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
If a field shifts or a new variation appears, the system breaks—or worse, misinterprets the data.
—Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
That limit held until it was lifted by a July 2024 decision from Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro.
Company responds
Company officials maintain their monitors show dust particles and lead levels to be well within state standards, and that the MPCA has misinterpreted the data.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Across multiple tests, agentic AI assistants introduced inconsistencies in execution over 80% of the time, often misinterpreting requests, generating conflicting responses, or failing to follow business logic.
—Alan Nichol, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
If a field shifts or a new variation appears, the system breaks—or worse, misinterprets the data.
—Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
That limit held until it was lifted by a July 2024 decision from Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro.
Company responds
Company officials maintain their monitors show dust particles and lead levels to be well within state standards, and that the MPCA has misinterpreted the data.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
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Republican lawmakers have largely rallied around Trump, accusing Democrats of misrepresenting the legislation.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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The claims misrepresent both the nature and scale of violence affecting white farmers.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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But to define Alex Martins by the Magic’s win-loss record is to fundamentally misunderstand the impact he’s had — not just on a franchise, but on a city.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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The straightforward, seemingly trivial moment—a dog misunderstanding the basic principles of light and shadow—turned into a comically relatable spectacle.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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Donovan continued that social media also distorts wealth.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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However, the same technologies that can immortalize could also distort and manipulate reality.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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