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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The president garbled several accounts of his own very notable policy achievements.
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
The instrument’s solar panels experienced about a year’s worth of degradation in a single day, and visuals captured by Odyssey and Curiosity were garbled with static.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2024
More complicated is finding a place to stay, catching shoplifters, trusting her new highbrow friends and having any phone conversations cut short or garbled by bad connections.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2024
Every appointment is an act of translation, a game of telephone, critical messages potentially garbled by the setting alone.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
The instrument’s solar panels experienced about a year’s worth of degradation in a single day, and visuals captured by Odyssey and Curiosity were garbled with static.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2024
More complicated is finding a place to stay, catching shoplifters, trusting her new highbrow friends and having any phone conversations cut short or garbled by bad connections.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2024
Every appointment is an act of translation, a game of telephone, critical messages potentially garbled by the setting alone.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024
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“Garble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garble. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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