Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdescribed
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Shapiro says his comments were misrepresented.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Also consider that something could be misrepresented in this situation or another before January comes to a close.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Jan. 2026
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Gilchrist understands that without knowing a child’s background, behavior can be misinterpreted.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Alerts are misinterpreted, escalations are delayed or misdirected, and response efforts slow as teams struggle to understand what their tools are telling them.—
James Hadley,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Distilling the truth from the limited number of documents created by Friend and the often exaggerated or distorted tales recorded by others can be challenging.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Instead, a narrow perspective, eroded patience, and subtly distorted judgment over time surface only after the cost has already compounded.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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An earlier version of this article misstated the country where Traveler’s Company is based.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2026
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An earlier version of this story misstated the death toll in the November crash of a UPS cargo flight.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After Mario left, the school was hit with NCAA sanctions in 1995 following a Pell Grant scandal in which an academic advisor falsified financial aid for more than 50 players.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Jan. 2026
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Other reports of fraud and mismanagement The watchdog also found that a former CPS program manager repeatedly falsified federal grant applications over the course of a year by submitting fake enrollment data.—
Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Raw oysters can be the source of infection, and should be properly cooked to reduce this risk.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
22 Jan. 2026
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Sangak — the other, flatter bread, traditionally cooked by spreading the dough over stones — line the plates under the kebabs, deliciously collecting their juices.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As loyalty and conformity often disguised as anticommunism suppressed the fervency for civil rights that punctuated the war years, Du Bois’s conflict increased in intensity for a Black America expecting an improved quality of life in peacetime.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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This generational shift is dismantling old hierarchies and exposing where control has been disguised as loyalty, teamwork or social acceptance.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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Where that’s not possible, garages may be camouflaged in exceptionally creative screening.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2026
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So, while the animals still turn white, they may not be camouflaged.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Misdescribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescribed. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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