as in deformations
the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition
had to total the car due to a distortion of the chassis resulting from collision
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Recent Examples of distortions
But once those distortions are removed, the underlying trend is hard to spin.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s vice chairman and global head of science and natural history, told ARTnews that lower-quality examples often suffer from distortions, poor fossilization, or heavy-handed restoration.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
Doing so will help ensure students become effective citizens who are able to sift through propaganda and distortions to discern what’s real and what’s fake, what’s fact and what’s opinion.
—Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Ace Reputation’s models are trained not just to recognize explicit falsehoods, but to identify subtler distortions - context shifts, narrative framing, and the early signals of viral propagation, Gaurav claims.
—Wyles Daniel
may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Some individuals may also experience auditory or visual distortions that feel real.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Meanwhile, Russia’s over-all economy is beginning to suffocate under the many distortions and externalities caused by four-plus years of full-scale war.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Then, Lichter noticed distortions in the glass.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The ever increasing absurdity turned a familiar mind game between exes into a shrewd illustration of heartbreak’s capacity to create wild distortions of reality.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s vice chairman and global head of science and natural history, told ARTnews that lower-quality examples often suffer from distortions, poor fossilization, or heavy-handed restoration.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
Doing so will help ensure students become effective citizens who are able to sift through propaganda and distortions to discern what’s real and what’s fake, what’s fact and what’s opinion.
—Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Ace Reputation’s models are trained not just to recognize explicit falsehoods, but to identify subtler distortions - context shifts, narrative framing, and the early signals of viral propagation, Gaurav claims.
—Wyles Daniel
may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Some individuals may also experience auditory or visual distortions that feel real.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Meanwhile, Russia’s over-all economy is beginning to suffocate under the many distortions and externalities caused by four-plus years of full-scale war.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Then, Lichter noticed distortions in the glass.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The ever increasing absurdity turned a familiar mind game between exes into a shrewd illustration of heartbreak’s capacity to create wild distortions of reality.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distortions
Noun
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Reference markers printed directly onto the silicone collar let a tiny onboard camera measure those deformations in real time.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 23,
New Atlas,
23 Apr. 2026
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Most of the shifts and deformations gradually returned to normal by six months after return to Earth.—
Rachael Seidler,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The toebox’s square shape is also particularly accommodating for bunion deformities.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Fish embryos that grow in the presence of oil may be born with heart defects, as well as spine and skull deformities.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Distortions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distortions. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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