1
as in distorted
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 filtered
to remove usually visible impurities from
garbled spices are less likely to contaminate a recipe
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garbled
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Meanwhile, the right shoe starts with a black pigskin suede base and mixes in blurred and distorted details to represent the pixelated side.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025 -
My guess is this is a small black bear, and blurring distorted the photo.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her natural beauty, radiant smile, and flawless skin remind us that true beauty doesn’t need to be filtered.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
30 Oct. 2025
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Shiki is a stylish investigative horror series, a neo-noir procedural filtered through the lens of contemporary anime.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute said the ad misrepresented the former president’s words.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Now, both the church leader and congregant say the post misrepresented what happened.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Turning to the audience, Martin quickly clarified that Wayward itself is not a heavy watch despite its serious subject matter.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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In a text message, Jones clarified that Peoples is on the advisory board for Southside Community Garden, which Jones founded.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Climatologists now know that volcanic dust was beginning to fall out of the atmosphere at that point, but marine sediments, tree rings, and other evidence extracted from archives of nature suggest that Arctic temperatures had not recovered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Emergency responders extracted him from the vehicle and transported him to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth, where he was pronounced dead.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Certain microbes consume the acetic acid and produce methane, which is refined into renewable natural gas (RNG).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Each ratio gets tested and refined until the scent feels right.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Garbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garbled. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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