fudged 1 of 2

past tense of fudge
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fudged

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fudged
Adjective
Local police department statistics show violent crime in Washington has declined in recent years, but Trump has countered, without offering evidence, that the numbers were fudged. Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025 The last time Tesla tried to reward and incentivize Musk, a $56 billion pay package granted in 2018 tied to revenue and market-capitalization milestones was twice nixed by a Delaware court, which ruled the company had fudged its disclosures to shareholders. Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025 If the final numbers were fudged, employees who worked on inputs to those numbers would realize that and speak up, Hall said. Paul Davidson, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fudged
Verb
  • When Swift acts in a way that is seemingly out of character, audiences feel cheated.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The scandal exposed how some wealthy families cheated and bribed to secure spots for their children at elite universities, sparking nationwide outrage over denied opportunities for more deserving students.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If your shrubs have distorted, yellowing, or curling leaves or their growth seems stunted, take a close look.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, his big reveal on Monday offered families distorted science, false hope, and unproven and at times dangerous medical advice.
    Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One 2018 report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General found that the Nakamoto Group’s inspection reports misrepresented the work done for their evaluations, and that the facilities’ conditions did not match what government inspectors observed during their own visits.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Charlie Kirk’s letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been published in full, following accusations it had initially been misrepresented.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The company in 2020 pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated ice-cream products and agreed to pay a fine over the outbreak.
    Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2023
  • And while most of those overdoses involved the illicit synthetic opioid fentanyl, experts say that an adulterated and contaminated drug supply is also leading to deaths.
    Nadia Kounang, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
Adjective
  • One of them, Hip Optical, which touts designer eyewear at non-designer prices, opened earlier this year across from the Apple Store and near True Food Kitchen and BJ’s Brewhouse.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
  • The order arrived as a white, non-designer T-shirt, size 2XL.
    Sha Hua, WSJ, 21 June 2022

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