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as in distorting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
this summary seriously misrepresents the general tone and substance of the speech
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as in obscuring
to give a misleading impression of
deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case
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Recent Examples of misrepresenting
The cannabis company agreed to pay a $50,000 fine for misrepresenting the health benefits of its hemp products.
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Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Kroger marketed Carbmaster Bread Products to consumers on specialty diets while significantly misrepresenting the nutritional information of those products.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
But environmental groups have accused his companies of misrepresenting their assets to avoid paying environmental penalties.
—Molly Redden, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
Public companies are prohibited by law from misrepresenting or omitting information to investors, which could amount to securities fraud.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Mejia said that Sokoloff was misrepresenting how many audits his predecessor had done by counting the number of reports — not actual audits — released over that time.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
In a 255-page report, longtime pension writer and financial investigator Ted Siedle accused the California Public Employees’ Retirement System of misrepresenting the amount paid to Wall Street managers and withholding records about the fund’s investments.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
His latest obsession — aired out in part in Red Sheet, his 18th novel, out June 9 — is the Blacklist, which in Ellroy’s estimation was a greatly misunderstood act of flag-waving righteousness that Hollywood has been scandalously misrepresenting ever since.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
Last week, the Star-Telegram reported that Keomisy, formerly Shawna Gunter, was convicted in 2014 of wire fraud and identity theft for misrepresenting herself as a licensed health care professional while working in a Maryland pediatric office.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Kroger marketed Carbmaster Bread Products to consumers on specialty diets while significantly misrepresenting the nutritional information of those products.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
But environmental groups have accused his companies of misrepresenting their assets to avoid paying environmental penalties.
—Molly Redden, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
Public companies are prohibited by law from misrepresenting or omitting information to investors, which could amount to securities fraud.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Mejia said that Sokoloff was misrepresenting how many audits his predecessor had done by counting the number of reports — not actual audits — released over that time.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
In a 255-page report, longtime pension writer and financial investigator Ted Siedle accused the California Public Employees’ Retirement System of misrepresenting the amount paid to Wall Street managers and withholding records about the fund’s investments.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
His latest obsession — aired out in part in Red Sheet, his 18th novel, out June 9 — is the Blacklist, which in Ellroy’s estimation was a greatly misunderstood act of flag-waving righteousness that Hollywood has been scandalously misrepresenting ever since.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
Last week, the Star-Telegram reported that Keomisy, formerly Shawna Gunter, was convicted in 2014 of wire fraud and identity theft for misrepresenting herself as a licensed health care professional while working in a Maryland pediatric office.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresenting
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The stainless-steel finish is extremely durable and will last for years without bending or distorting.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
10 June 2026
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Authorities will target transactions aimed at distorting the market and conduct field inspections this week to determine whether participants are engaging in speculative trading, Moon Jisung, deputy finance minister for international affairs, said in a statement.—
Hooyeon Kim,
Bloomberg,
9 June 2026
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Da Messina’s Annunciation famously excises the angel Gabriel, while Ghirri’s version further edits the event by also obscuring the Virgin herself.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The expression is aged in oak long enough to round the spirit without obscuring its herbal, earthy core.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Possibly moving, removing and replacing materials concealing the time capsule could get expensive.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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In one of the fraud allegations, authorities alleged that the two companies and some defendants conspired together to defraud the apartment owners of Wang Fuk Court by concealing previous litigation records of Prestige and inflating the score given to the firm in a tender analysis report.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Resourceful and determined to remain unseen, Becky is hiding deep in the woods while planning her own escape.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Consider, too, that another longtime passion of Swift’s is hiding in plain sight.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
Verb
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But his head coach, Mitch Johnson, had a contradicting statement about the situation.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Iran claimed on Thursday that damage to Kuwait’s airport was caused by a malfunctioning US Patriot missile, contradicting Kuwait’s assertion that an Iranian drone struck the facility a day earlier.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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“Misrepresenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresenting. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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