misdescribed

Definition of misdescribednext
past tense of misdescribe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdescribed
Verb
  • If investigators determine that Noem knowingly misrepresented facts while testifying, the conduct should be prosecuted as a federal felony.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Federal officials later filed a notice of appeal of the ruling, and the administration continued pursuing possible deportation based on allegations that Khalil misrepresented information on his green card application.
    Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • One reason is that your words could come across differently depending on the person reading the message, so stick to using short sentences to avoid being misinterpreted.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The phrase began as a chant at a 2021 NASCAR race, where a reporter misinterpreted both the verb and the name addressed to Biden.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Some of the new generation is riffing on that in trying to be as distorted as possible just for the sake of it.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Time in that video is completely distorted; events that are about to happen are referred to in the past tense.
    Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In the statement, Panama Ports Company also said the Panamanian state had previously misstated the compensation figure sought in press comments.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Correction, March 6 The original version of this article misstated the president of the National Iranian American Council's surname.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ask whether the hypothesis, at least in principle, can be falsified.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • More than half a century later, it’s still run by the Stephens family and features the same chicken, sausage, and ribs cooked hot and fast on an Alabama-style open pit with a giant brick chimney.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The sharp tanginess of the vinegar tapers off when cooked, lending subtle brightness to dishes.
    Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That day, his Tahoe had been disguised with both an Uber decal and an out-of-state license plate.
    Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
  • What follows this admission is a piercing dissection not of the art itself, but of frameworks of looking at Black art and life that go beyond racist tropes disguised as appeals to the primitive, the spontaneous, the corporeal.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The blind that Rhoades had set up in his Erie County cornfield was well-camouflaged.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Jan. 2026
  • 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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“Misdescribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescribed. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.

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