garbled

verb

Definition of garblednext
past tense of garble
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
  1. distorted
  2. filtered
  3. misrepresented
  4. clarified
  5. extracted
  6. refined
Verb
  • Ground-level testing often gets distorted by background emissions from surrounding soil and vegetation, while flying delicate sensors directly into corrosive plumes rapidly destroys the equipment.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • Whether the market is softening, stabilizing, or simply distorted by overly optimistic sellers requires someone to watch and interpret conditions in the present tense.
    — John Walkup, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of distorted
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  • Vogue is committed to reporting and riffing on the global fashion conversation—always filtered through the lens of culture and what’s happening in the world at large.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 14 July 2026
  • The shepherd observed as Underwood boiled and stirred and filtered his brew.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of filtered
Verb
  • Federal prosecutors alleged Holmes knowingly misrepresented the capabilities of Theranos technology and misled investors about the company's financial condition, partnerships, and laboratory capabilities.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Other videos also misrepresented the earnings users could have made on parallel bets, the Journal's report found.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of misrepresented
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  • After other State Department officials clarified that position, Dutch authorities withdrew the authorization while Machado’s aircraft was already in flight, forcing it to return.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • When asked how that policy would be affected by the new budget language, Pojmann clarified that her comments referred to the department’s practice before the law took effect.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of clarified
Verb
  • If the reorganization lag is being compounded by organized friction rather than just cost and complexity, the 8-to-12-year timeline Goldman extracted from the ICT era may turn out to be optimistic.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • Copper is extracted in different areas with high mineral concentrations, which require enormous quantities of rock to be processed.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Definition of extracted
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  • Keren’s approach—refined through dozens of iterations, tested on skin, and developed with global precision via perfumer networks—is deeply personal and culturally attuned.
    — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Every season of Industry has refined the series, asked more of its stars, and accurately spit at some of our culture’s biggest pain points.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026
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