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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
However, the latest White House memo contends that this law has been misinterpreted.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement Friday that the 1st Circuit was misinterpreting the 14th Amendment.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Is Rummenigge speaking in a way that can be misinterpreted and taken offence to?
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
For one, Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT, like many generative AI tools, are subject to inaccuracies and can frequently overlook and/or misinterpret critical information.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement Friday that the 1st Circuit was misinterpreting the 14th Amendment.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Is Rummenigge speaking in a way that can be misinterpreted and taken offence to?
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
For one, Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT, like many generative AI tools, are subject to inaccuracies and can frequently overlook and/or misinterpret critical information.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpret
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And, though users can make the most of lackluster AI moderation (Grok Imagine) or figure out clever ways to circumvent guardrails (Sora) in order to misrepresent famous people, the greater danger probably comes from videos that purport to capture events involving unknown parties.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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The study found that AI tools routinely misrepresent news content in all languages, territories, and across AI platforms.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Lambert said that misunderstanding the limits of local authority likely fueled the online reaction.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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But to argue that any of this research adds up to a substantial account of intelligence misunderstands the nature of such human traits and what can be expected from scientific explanations of them.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Scans revealed the magnets had clustered into four chains in the lower-right side of his abdomen, pulling together different sections of his bowel with their magnetic force, the report said, noting some imagery was distorted by the magnets.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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This dynamic suppresses wages and distorts labor competition.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Misinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpret. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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