garbles

verb

present tense third-person singular of garble
1
as in distorts
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 filters
to remove usually visible impurities from garbled spices are less likely to contaminate a recipe

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  1. distorts
  2. filters
  3. misrepresents
  4. clarifies
  5. extracts
  6. refines
  7. cleans
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  • The importance of his work, the difficulty of it—the Hollywood reverence almost distorts it.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But this perception completely distorts what most Palestinians believe and are prepared to accept.
    — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of distorts
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  • The ring filters the light to a precise frequency and feeds a portion of it back into the laser, helping produce a much steadier beam, the researchers said.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Dermatologists recommend using an SPF of at least 30, which ensures that the sunscreen filters out 97% of UVB rays—and not just when the sun is out.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of filters
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  • The ads are intended to promote the idea that Raman isn’t tough on homeless encampments, which Raman says misrepresents her position.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Story details are under wraps, but the first movie starred Mendes as Ana, an ambitious intern at an art auction house in New York City who misrepresents herself to a handsome wealthy man as the house’s director.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • The proposal clarifies that the city's contribution covers the actual costs of maintaining, operating, and managing the stadium.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But the list clarifies that restrictions don’t apply to licensing, partnerships, and contract research services involving these technologies.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of clarifies
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  • Now, chemical engineers at the University of Groningen have developed a durable ceramic electrolyzer that extracts hydrogen directly from water vapor.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Mildren’s latest product, the Micro Honey Harvester, is a compact, rechargeable device that extracts honey from spinning honeycomb cassettes.
    — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of extracts
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  • The company uses a proprietary two-step process that first removes gums and other noncellulosic components from raw hemp fiber, then refines the material for spinning on equipment already used to process cotton and synthetic fibers.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The model, updated in September, starts by generating a rough, noisy version of the answer, then repeatedly refines it.
    — Shubham Agarwal, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of refines
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  • When a pharma or biotech company wants to test a new drug, Iqvia finds the sites, recruits the patients, runs the trial and cleans the data.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That same dock features Vortex Wash, which automatically cleans the robot’s dirty wiping pads in about a minute.
    — Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleans
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“Garbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garbles. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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