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as in misrepresenting
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 deforming
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 distorting
The amount of refraction increases so rapidly as the sun approaches the horizon, that its lower limb is lifted more than the upper, distorting the sun's disk noticeably.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Presidential executive orders have committed the Administration to identifying and, to the fullest extent legally possible, eliminating anticompetitive market-distorting federal and state regulations.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Dialogue stays clear even during heavy action scenes, and the bass has the depth to rattle without distorting.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
His team accused Whatley of distorting the facts to cover for his support of federal policies that reduced funding for local police.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Its chief executive, Ian Choudri, has accused the FRA of distorting data.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
This causes the orbits to contract, shifting the orbits of the other electrons, distorting their chemical properties.
—David Szondy
august 27, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
These vulnerable users fell into reality-distorting conversations with systems that can't tell truth from fiction.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
But Schlep says Roblox is distorting the nature of his content.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
Joe Rao, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Presidential executive orders have committed the Administration to identifying and, to the fullest extent legally possible, eliminating anticompetitive market-distorting federal and state regulations.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Dialogue stays clear even during heavy action scenes, and the bass has the depth to rattle without distorting.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
His team accused Whatley of distorting the facts to cover for his support of federal policies that reduced funding for local police.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Its chief executive, Ian Choudri, has accused the FRA of distorting data.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
This causes the orbits to contract, shifting the orbits of the other electrons, distorting their chemical properties.
—David Szondy
august 27, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
These vulnerable users fell into reality-distorting conversations with systems that can't tell truth from fiction.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
But Schlep says Roblox is distorting the nature of his content.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distorting
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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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In April, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte sent a criminal referral to Attorney General Pam Bondi, alleging James falsified mortgage records by misrepresenting the property as her primary residence to secure more favorable loan terms.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Rice team designed a material that remains stable while also deforming on command, a combination not previously seen in soft structures.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 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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Both boys and girls should have the freedom to experience childhood free from the pressures of contorting their growing bodies into narrow definitions of beauty or feeling the inevitable resentment and pain that comes from trying to achieve these impossible standards.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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Put the stopper back in the sink before re-screwing the pivot nut, horizontal rod, and sliding your under sink items back into place.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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And targeting, torturing, and murdering political opponents, rivals, and critics have marked the conflict since its beginning.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jamie Simpson of Covington was sentenced in March to 60 years in prison for holding his wife captive and torturing her for hours before barricading himself inside her home in a lengthy standoff with police.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Midway through the twenty-first century, a nuclear disaster sent tsunamis curling over the continents, sinking New York and Rotterdam and turning the United Kingdom into an archipelago.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The first-half move that led to Dilane Bakwa’s curling shot — pushed away by Dubravka — was delightful.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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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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“Distorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distorting. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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