as in misrepresented
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media
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Recent Examples of misstated
An earlier version misstated his first name.
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Yun Li,sarah Min, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Correction, April 30 The original version of this story misstated the year Blueland launched.
—Don Steinberg, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
Due to an editor’s error, the original version of this editorial misstated who offered to pay for Christopher Smith’s travel to Brazil.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated Dubai’s hotel occupancy rate in March in the fourth paragraph.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Trump not only has misstated intelligence about Iran’s military potential.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
This story has been updated to remove a sentence about the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ current budget, which misstated its value and size relative to recent years.
—ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated which organization launched the field trip program.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
The location of one of the Kobo Sessions was also misstated.
—Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Yun Li,sarah Min, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Correction, April 30 The original version of this story misstated the year Blueland launched.
—Don Steinberg, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
Due to an editor’s error, the original version of this editorial misstated who offered to pay for Christopher Smith’s travel to Brazil.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated Dubai’s hotel occupancy rate in March in the fourth paragraph.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Trump not only has misstated intelligence about Iran’s military potential.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
This story has been updated to remove a sentence about the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ current budget, which misstated its value and size relative to recent years.
—ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated which organization launched the field trip program.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
The location of one of the Kobo Sessions was also misstated.
—Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstated
Verb
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Those who intentionally concealed their criminal histories or misrepresented themselves during the naturalization process will face the fullest extent of the law.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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To be inclusive, media content and communication messages should include a wider variety of people than has been standard in the past, and more awareness of the framing or portrayal of people, especially minority groups who have been misrepresented or underrepresented.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The first mystery that could be solved involves an ultradense clump of matter detected in the system JVAS B1938+666, which is gravitationally lensed, or visibly distorted, thanks to a quirk of general relativity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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Nonetheless, Munden added his own visual flair, with color saturation, distorted close-ups to show the characters’ disorientation, and mesmerizing shots of nature writ large (raging fires, roiling ocean waves, torrential storms) and small (ants devouring a bug).—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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“Misstated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstated. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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