distorts

present tense third-person singular of distort

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of distorts This pressure also distorts decision-making. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Stress or overconfidence distorts risk perception and influences decisions far more than spreadsheets. Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025 Another notable sponsor of RETTC is RealPage, which has faced claims from the US government and state attorneys general that its software distorts competition in rental housing by helping landlords collectively set prices. Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025 Organizers have labelled the move a blatant act of erasure that distorts history — a stark contrast to the joy and visibility celebrated at the cookout. Essence, 6 Sep. 2025 The African Union argues that the Mercator projection distorts the continent, both in size and global attention. Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025 Created by cartographer Gerardus Mercator for navigation, the projection distorts continent sizes, enlarging areas near the poles like North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America. Reuters 4 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025 Islamic eschatology warned of a deceiver who distorts perception, blurring reality. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025 Fear of failure blocks action, dissuades discovery and growth, distorts reality, and creates inaccurate and unfounded narratives. Scott Mautz, Contributor, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distorts
Verb
  • This report repeatedly misrepresents our efforts to empower parents and protect teens, misstating how our safety tools work and how millions of parents and teens are using them today.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • This statement fundamentally misrepresents how research is done.
    Brendan Harley, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In free fall, the sheet deforms into an upside-down bell when a weight is attached at its center.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • According to Burlison, the video shows a high-speed object—presumably the missile—hitting the orb, which then deforms, tumbles, and sheds smaller fragments, one barely visible.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Stewart contorts his face with a look of disbelief when asked if Montgomery has stayed on him.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The text, too, warps the truth.
    Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The massive object warps spacetime and thus the path of light from that background source.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The mistake tortures them, which prompts the couple to try and solve the mystery by producing a fake play in an attempt to get their ex-neighbor Mary (Chloe Cherry) to audition.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025

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