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verb

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Recent Examples of misreport
Verb
The other experiments used a tax evasion game that incentivized participants to misreport their earnings to get a bigger payout. Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreport
Noun
  • Autonomous technology raises questions about the manufacturer’s liability; now, legal experts must consider whether a technology malfunction or misrepresentation contributed to the accident.
    Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The lawsuit, filed in Orange County Superior Court on Tuesday, includes claims of negligence, injunctive relief, lack of informed consent, concealment, intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, medical battery, conversion and loss of consortium.
    Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • If your shrubs have distorted, yellowing, or curling leaves or their growth seems stunted, take a close look.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • In California, companies like Uber have backed efforts to limit contingency fees through ballot initiatives that distort how the system works.
    Ben Crump, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That misstatement surely deceived nobody.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The solicitation frames the campaign as an effort to push back on what Newsom has often described as misleading narratives about California.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • According to the United Nations, greenwashing includes misleading claims that exaggerate or fabricate environmental benefits, slowing real progress and confusing consumers.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Against some audiences’ will, Ari Aster’s merciless black comedy drags us back to May 2020 when tempers, temperatures and misinformation were heating up across America.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The Board accused him of spreading misinformation about COVID-19, but moved to return his certification a few months later.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Defamation, which refers to a false statement of fact that is reputationally damaging, and false light, which is a technically true statement but is presented in a highly deceiving fashion, are other possible legal actions.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Looks, too, can be deceiving for those not on the grounds.
    Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Sanity becomes compromise, evasion, a lie.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Except, of course, that’s a lie — a keypad is capable of nothing on its own.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Adams also faced scrutiny in Kentucky for allegedly falsifying documents and submitting fraudulent letters of recommendation.
    Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Others confront technology’s emerging presence in rental properties, from artificial intelligence falsifying property image listings to portable solar energy powering up apartments.
    Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026

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“Misreport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreport. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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