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as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible
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as in to deform
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
if you keep distorting your face like that, someday it's going to freeze in that position
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Recent Examples of distort
Instead, his big reveal on Monday offered families distorted science, false hope, and unproven and at times dangerous medical advice.
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Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Carr said Monday that Democrats are distorting his comments and misrepresenting the work at the FCC.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
Kimmel’s September 15 monologue accused MAGA supporters of distorting the shooter’s motives, despite reports that the assailant leaned left politically.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
But at his recent press conference, the President stood at the dais and delivered a barrage of falsehoods that might not be obviously false to most Americans—misrepresenting evidence on autism, distorting research on vaccines, and offering a grab bag of unscientific medical opinions.
—Dr. Craig Spencer, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Carr said Monday that Democrats are distorting his comments and misrepresenting the work at the FCC.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
Kimmel’s September 15 monologue accused MAGA supporters of distorting the shooter’s motives, despite reports that the assailant leaned left politically.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
But at his recent press conference, the President stood at the dais and delivered a barrage of falsehoods that might not be obviously false to most Americans—misrepresenting evidence on autism, distorting research on vaccines, and offering a grab bag of unscientific medical opinions.
—Dr. Craig Spencer, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distort
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Some scientists cited in the DOE's report have said their research was misrepresented or misused in the report.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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Carr said Monday that Democrats are distorting his comments and misrepresenting the work at the FCC.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
24 Sep. 2025
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Yield strength describes the point at which a material permanently deforms under stress, marking the boundary between elastic flexibility and structural failure – crucial for engineers designing load-bearing structures.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Both of the Yunxian skulls were deformed from millennia spent underground, but the second, known as Yunxian 2, was better preserved.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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The precursor to his game-sealing catch Sunday night in New Jersey became appropriately lost in a pretty compelling tale, but his final three steps before a body-contorting catch are all backpedals, spinning nearly 180 degrees to make the grab.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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That usually means contorting my limbs into weird, uncomfortable positions while trying to watch a movie on my phone.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Sep. 2025
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The idea is to force non-returners to scoop the ball up and screw with opponents’ blocking schemes.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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An employee’s open drink, screw top water bottle and food were stored on the prep tables next to food and surfaces coming in contact with food.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Once all of the hair is curled, Ngatikaura added texture spray to the entire head, using her fingers to pick the hair up and apply the product throughout.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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He was denied a goal in the second half with a curling effort from an acute angle that was cleared off the line.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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That’s a surefire way to bend the brim and otherwise misshape it.—
Talia Ergas,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2023
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The misshapen hemoglobin misshape the cells.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
19 Dec. 2022
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Once the familiar franchise fog creeps into town, a wave of red spider lilies crashes behind it, warping Ebisugaoka and its inhabitants with a sickly red and pink glow.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Annual inspections, particularly in wet rooms, are recommended to check for signs of warping, swelling, odor, and water damage.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Distort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distort. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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