as in misrepresents
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
that Hollywood anecdote has been misrelated so many times that at this point no one knows what was actually said
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The American Psychiatric Association, another plaintiff in the suit, alleges that EmblemHealth misrepresents the coverage that psychiatrists offer, which the lawsuit says is false advertising.—
Kate Snow,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Ideas expressed in the piece Hillary Clinton’s claim that Democratic presidents deported more people without detaining children or killing citizens misrepresents the historical record of immigration enforcement under Democratic administrations.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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First, the skull weakens and distorts sound waves.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The work depicts a camel whose body distorts into a landmass, possibly Kazakhstan itself.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Misrelates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrelates. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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