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 narrative that choice schools funnel funds away from local districts distorts Connecticut public school funding.
    — Leonard Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of wiping firmware, an adversary nudges a setpoint, edits a protection parameter, distorts a sensor feed—or shows the operator a calm screen while the equipment tears itself apart.
    — Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of distorts
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  • As sunlight filters through Earth’s atmosphere before reaching the lunar surface, blue light is scattered away while red wavelengths continue onward, bathing the moon in pinkish, copper and crimson tones.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • NewStreet likes Micron's price-to-overhead ratio that filters out some of the noise from supply-sensitive margin variance.
    — Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask,Justina Lee,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of filters
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  • Still, that correction has been used to manipulate the study data in a way that significantly misrepresents miscarriage risk associated with Covid-19 vaccinations.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The student still needs enough subject knowledge to tell a sound argument from a merely plausible one, to notice a missing source, or to recognize that a polished chart misrepresents its data.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of misrepresents
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  • Treating broadband as a social determinant of health clarifies both the urgency and the opportunity.
    — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The proposal, approved during a rare summer special session, would place before voters in November a constitutional amendment that clarifies how Maryland‘s congressional districts are drawn.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of clarifies
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  • Under a contract with Konza Health, the new system automatically extracts emergency room records covering more than 10,000 diagnostic conditions.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • Space startup Interlune revealed a new technology that extracts 99% pure helium-3 from standard Grade A helium.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of extracts
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  • Those materials are essential for making semiconductors, aerospace equipment and many other modern technologies, but China mines and refines an outsized share of the world's critical minerals.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • More than 100,000 of them just bought these Medicube toner pads, a K-beauty staple that gently exfoliates the skin, refines pores, and smooths skin texture for a more even complexion.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of refines
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  • Hillstrand cleans Ryan’s wound and tells the crew to get him suture tape.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Shaving cream cleans mirrors and glass without streaks and prevents fogging.
    — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleans
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