garble

verb

ˈgär-bəl How to pronounce garble (audio)
Definition of garblenext
1
as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of the candidate complained that his views had been deliberately garbled by his opponent

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2
as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from garbled spices are less likely to contaminate a recipe

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Recent Examples of garble SecNav’s just a big fan, and that message got garbled in a chain-of-command game of telephone. — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Data-poisoning tools like Nightshade, which can garble some AI outputs, may be a more effective solution for concerned artists. — Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024 The idea may be, to garble Anna Karenina in a botlike way, that all plagiarisms are alike — but that obfuscates the idiosyncrasies of art and, indeed, of technology. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024 Packets can be lost or delayed, for example, when a network is busy, creating unintentional silences that can garble speech or cause callers to talk over one another. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2014 See All Example Sentences for garble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garble
  1. distort
  2. filter
  3. misrepresent
  4. clarify
  5. extract
  6. fine
  7. refine
Verb
  • In the twenty-tens, modern investigations made clear that the work was in danger of becoming distorted by this display, which would need to be redesigned.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • However, landmasses are greatly distorted toward the poles, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere.
    — Jewel Bright, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of distort
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  • About 50 people filtered into the Perez Architecture Center for the event, many holding plates of danishes and boxes of Royal Dansk Danish butter cookies laid on tables by the entrance.
    — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The book is largely plotless with little characterization beyond what the speakers reveal in their monologues, which are mostly filtered through Faye’s narrative rather than presented as dialogue.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of filter
Verb
  • Bohm’s lawsuit, which was filed in Philadelphia County on March 25, alleged Daniel and Lisa committed financial impropriety while running limited liability companies on his behalf and misrepresented their stakes in those entities.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The lawsuit claimed State Farm violated state code over its practices toward additional living expense coverage, including by misrepresenting the terms of such coverage and by paying late.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of misrepresent
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  • School president Wade Rousse issued a measured statement Friday morning and voted to clarify and enforce the SEC rule against signing former pro players.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Before the conversation becomes a contest of wills, clarify what each person wants and which decision needs to be made now.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of clarify
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  • Gulliver incredulously witnesses people attempting to extract sunbeams from cucumbers and turn excrement back into edible food.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • As part of the investigation, those at Gamers Nexus were able to extract the names of the secondary devices as well as transcripts of private conversations people were having around the LG TV.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of extract
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  • Two other executives were also suspended for their roles, including team president Lawrence Frank for six months, and Leonard was fined $700,000.
    — Matt Schubert, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The State Ethics Commission has fined two Republican groups linked to the defunct First Liberty Building & Loan for violating campaign finance laws.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fine
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  • The team is actively refining the thickness, layout, and aspect ratios of the metallic shells to maximize protection while minimizing weight, a critical factor for rocket payloads.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • More experiments are needed to refine the design and improve the material’s energy absorption, but these initial results are promising.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of refine

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“Garble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garble. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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