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as in misrepresents
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 deforms
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 distorts
First, the skull weakens and distorts sound waves.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The work depicts a camel whose body distorts into a landmass, possibly Kazakhstan itself.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
The way Love Story distorts the timeline of real events reveals the fundamental flaw of this approach.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Treating it as optional distorts the financial picture.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
This concentration distorts markets, raises costs for families, threatens national security, and removes decisions from Texans’ hands.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Instant gratification distorts reality in this era of college basketball.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Today’s staged raid reinforces our conviction that this investigation distorts French law, circumvents due process, and endangers free speech.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
That pressure distorts the justice system.
—Jaime Huff, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The work depicts a camel whose body distorts into a landmass, possibly Kazakhstan itself.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
The way Love Story distorts the timeline of real events reveals the fundamental flaw of this approach.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Treating it as optional distorts the financial picture.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
This concentration distorts markets, raises costs for families, threatens national security, and removes decisions from Texans’ hands.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Instant gratification distorts reality in this era of college basketball.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Today’s staged raid reinforces our conviction that this investigation distorts French law, circumvents due process, and endangers free speech.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
That pressure distorts the justice system.
—Jaime Huff, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distorts
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The American Psychiatric Association, another plaintiff in the suit, alleges that EmblemHealth misrepresents the coverage that psychiatrists offer, which the lawsuit says is false advertising.—
Kate Snow,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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Ideas expressed in the piece Hillary Clinton’s claim that Democratic presidents deported more people without detaining children or killing citizens misrepresents the historical record of immigration enforcement under Democratic administrations.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Once a metal damper deforms to save a building, the parts must be replaced.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.—
Rachael Seidler,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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At this point, you’d be forgiven for expecting a straightforward werewolf story, but Cassidy’s novel stretches and contorts into something far stranger, more audacious, and ultimately, both heartbreaking and triumphant.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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With an almost modern-day Charlie Chaplin-esque physicality, Moss dances, contorts, and frolics amongst the shoes, their boxes, and fixtures in the store for a mesmerizing, can't-look-away effect.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Micron’s hulking worksite warps the scale of every building in Southeast Boise.—
Mark Dee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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Their gravity warps space and time around them so much that no information from their confines can escape back out to the wider universe.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
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The retrospection tortures her.—
Alexandra Rockey Fleming,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Later, in one of the movie's most satisfying scenes, Millie locks Andrew in the attic and tortures him by loudly smashing each plate.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Distorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distorts. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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