misdescribing

Definition of misdescribingnext
present participle of misdescribe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdescribing
Verb
  • In response, some on the right charged that the Times and its allies in academia were negatively misrepresenting American history.
    Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
  • In November 2023, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin began investigating First Choice Women’s Resource Center to see whether the nonprofit had violated state consumer fraud laws by misrepresenting its services to clients, donors and the public.
    Carly Thomsen, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Additional Zones Hackl lists cooking, baking, clean up, prep, and food storage as common kitchen zones that can be part of the modern work triangle.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Jones is currently embracing life as a grandmother, frequently posting everything from cooking content to proud selfies on her Instagram account.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Defense lawyers also argued that Halligan made multiple mistakes before the grand jury, including misstating the law, using evidence from flawed search warrants and including information protected by attorney-client privilege.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • This report repeatedly misrepresents our efforts to empower parents and protect teens, misstating how our safety tools work and how millions of parents and teens are using them today.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The distorting design of the Senate and the Electoral College, the filibuster’s persistence, and centralized leadership have all contributed to legislative ossification.
    Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Removing those financial incentives would allow care to be organized around quality and access rather than distorting care into forms most favored by bureaucrats.
    Tomas J. Philipson, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Allegations that are now spreading online could be misinterpreting records or exaggerating minor issues — or could be exposing actual fraudulent activity.
    Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Mainstream climate scientists heavily criticized the report for cherry-picking evidence and misinterpreting key climate science findings.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The trio were indicted in May and accused of falsifying loan applications to get federal pandemic relief funds and money meant for Brown’s nonprofit that was spent on a lavish birthday party and Louis Vuitton items.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
  • These vulnerabilities contributed to notorious scandals, including the Gun Trace Task Force corruption case, in which officers engaged in robbery, extortion and falsifying evidence.
    Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Worse, slanting political lines so that one party or the other is guaranteed victory only widens the gulf that has helped turn Washington’s into its current slough of dysfunction.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
  • In footage shared on social media, verified by Reuters, the large bridge can be seen slanting to one side with people below.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The clip also showed soldiers camouflaging vehicles with green netting and raising a flag at an airbase in eastern Belarus, close to the Russian border.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
  • When asked about this tactic, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said that the agency believes its employees are not camouflaging their identities.
    NPR, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Misdescribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescribing. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

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