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as in distorted
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not
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as in refuted
to prove to be false
telephone records falsified his claim that he wasn't home that night
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Recent Examples of falsified
According to the 114-page lawsuit, the hospital and nurses tried covering up the surgeon’s errors and falsified Bryan’s death certificate and other state death records.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
At perhaps the furthest extreme, Lau allegedly falsified account statements, including once faking a balance of over $13 million when that account only had $25 in it.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025
After fleeing to Canada and being extradited to the United States, Peltier was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced in 1977 to life in prison, despite defense claims that evidence against him had been falsified.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Justin Ansel Butler falsified documents to make the Duck Donuts franchises in Woodbury and the Mall of America look profitable, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in Washington County District Court charging him with felony theft by swindle.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
At perhaps the furthest extreme, Lau allegedly falsified account statements, including once faking a balance of over $13 million when that account only had $25 in it.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025
After fleeing to Canada and being extradited to the United States, Peltier was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced in 1977 to life in prison, despite defense claims that evidence against him had been falsified.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Justin Ansel Butler falsified documents to make the Duck Donuts franchises in Woodbury and the Mall of America look profitable, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in Washington County District Court charging him with felony theft by swindle.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsified
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When the condition strikes, that signal is distorted, causing muscles to move involuntarily or get stuck in an abnormal position.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a world where images are so numerous and so difficult to understand, truth itself can be in danger, threatened by false interpretations and distorted, misleading half-truths.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Other organizations and scientists have refuted the DOE’s review, including the American Meteorological Society, which highlighted further flaws in the report and urged a correction of the findings by the agency.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Both Kraft and Goodell have refuted the claim.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Pulte alleged in the April Department of Justice referral that James potentially misrepresented property descriptions and claimed her primary residential status as Norfolk.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Yet in women, the condition is often misunderstood and misrepresented, therefore delaying their diagnosis for years.—
Jennifer Shanker,
Flow Space,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Falsified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsified. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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