misdescribed

Definition of misdescribednext
past tense of misdescribe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdescribed
Verb
  • Following the revelation that Immigration and Customs Enforcement misrepresented its authority to arrest people in immigration court, Congressman Dan Goldman Friday demanded ICE and the Department of Homeland Security provide a full accounting of everyone swept up by the aggressive practice.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Attorney Abbe Lowell, representing the Fulton County officials, pushed back on the assertion that the omissions to the warrant application were minimal, arguing the FBI misrepresented key information.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Fall hopes the data will be useful for policymakers but also worries about them being misinterpreted.
    Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Objects were frequently distorted or missing key components.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • One slide showed the Pirates of the Caribbean alum on a FaceTime call with Daisy, whose face was distorted by a funny filter and framed by blonde side bangs.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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, 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
Verb
  • An inspection of the commercial vehicle's records showed that the electronic logging records were falsified, police said.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Ask whether the hypothesis, at least in principle, can be falsified.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • None of the items cooked in-house had use-by dates.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
  • All raw or partially cooked animal products are to be stored below other items.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • When Wolfgang overdoses on laudanum, however, Anna Marie performed disguised as Wolfgang donning a dramatic red costume and face paint, captivating the court and drawing the envy of Mozart’s greatest rival, Antonio Salieri.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
  • While serving a tour of duty outside the province of Kandahar in Afghanistan in August of 2011, he was ambushed by Taliban insurgents disguised in Afghan National Army uniforms.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Hanson, who spends much of his life crawling through underbrush to count trees, plunged ahead into stands of chest-high ceanothus, pointing out sequoias camouflaged in the pervasive post-fire brush.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Finding frass on tomato leaves or the soil below your plants is sometimes easier than finding the green hornworm perfectly camouflaged among the green vines.
    Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Misdescribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescribed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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