as in misrepresentation
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as in weaseling
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
the candidate was criticized for fudging on most of the questions during the debate
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as in cheating
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
she's been fudging on her taxes for years
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as in misrepresenting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
fudged the facts about his educational background so he could get the position
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Recent Examples of fudging
Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
This can be done daily, making the sensors timely and not subject to fudging or underreporting.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Trump alleged over Truth Social that the District has been fudging statistics to create the appearance that crime was on the decline.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
But the number-fudging didn’t end there.
—Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
Kennedy accused Monarez of fudging the reason she was dismissed.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
This can be done daily, making the sensors timely and not subject to fudging or underreporting.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Trump alleged over Truth Social that the District has been fudging statistics to create the appearance that crime was on the decline.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fudging
Noun
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The program aims to address underrepresentation and misrepresentation of health conditions in media by supporting creators who weave patient and treatment narratives into everyday storytelling.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The 'Christian genocide' narrative is a misrepresentation of our complex security reality, which affects citizens of all faiths.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But like his predecessor, this Frankenstein is just as obsessed with immortality and cheating death through science.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Gen Z is 'monkey barring' — not cheating.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Translate all documents given to detainees into Spanish and refrain from misrepresenting their contents.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Their false-ownership counterclaim — accusing Hill of misrepresenting authorship in copyright filings — survived an anti-SLAPP motion to strike in September 2024; Hill has appealed that ruling to the Ninth Circuit.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The figures were driven by an increase in commercial aircraft deliveries, currency hedging and its helicopter services, the company said.—
Hugh Leask,Tasmin Lockwood,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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The benefits of variation An evolutionary theory called bet-hedging suggests that in an unpredictable environment, having options can be less risky.—
Shraddha Lall,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Over the summer, officials in Turkey — where the lawsuit says some of the allegedly fraudulent Drake streams originated — started investigating Spotify over several allegations, including bribes for playlist placement and bot streams distorting domestic charts.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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All the shadows and jagged angles evoke German Expressionism, distorting Ronnie’s confrontation into something both surreal and terrifyingly recognizable.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Wafer starts refer to the number of new semiconductor wafers that initiate the manufacturing process in a fabrication plant.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The tubular shape of the niobium disulfide nanotubes also addresses a long-standing challenge in nanoscale fabrication.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Fudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fudging. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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