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as in misrepresenting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning
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as in misunderstanding
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town
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Recent Examples of misinterpreting
Allegations that are now spreading online could be misinterpreting records or exaggerating minor issues — or could be exposing actual fraudulent activity.
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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
Melvoin said that some schools are misinterpreting districtwide policies about learning assessment software and that the district needs a better accounting of how schools are using devices.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement Friday that the 1st Circuit was misinterpreting the 14th Amendment.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Clever Hans, a German horse in the early 1900s, seemed able to do math—but was really responding to his trainer’s subtle cues, a classic case of misinterpreting performance.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Further, missing a clause or misinterpreting a material contract provision can create serious financial or legal implications.
—Matias Recchia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Simpson was misinterpreting life expectancy statistics and their bearing on Social Security.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Semisonic blasted the White House for using the song without their approval, and for misinterpreting the message behind it.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
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
Melvoin said that some schools are misinterpreting districtwide policies about learning assessment software and that the district needs a better accounting of how schools are using devices.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement Friday that the 1st Circuit was misinterpreting the 14th Amendment.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Clever Hans, a German horse in the early 1900s, seemed able to do math—but was really responding to his trainer’s subtle cues, a classic case of misinterpreting performance.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Further, missing a clause or misinterpreting a material contract provision can create serious financial or legal implications.
—Matias Recchia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Simpson was misinterpreting life expectancy statistics and their bearing on Social Security.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Semisonic blasted the White House for using the song without their approval, and for misinterpreting the message behind it.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misinterpreting
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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
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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
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People keep either misunderstanding or forgetting that there are not one but two revolutions going on here, the second being accelerated computing.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Jan. 2026
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Interestingly, people often described fears that were based on misunderstanding how technology works – or fails to work.—
Alaina Vandervoort Burns,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
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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
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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
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“Misinterpreting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinterpreting. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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