as in misrepresentation
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Recent Examples of misreport
Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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
Verb
Sometimes, the lender may misreport.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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
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Often, this is based on an accusation of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Through a complaint drafted by Gary DeVito and other attorneys from Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy, Bohm accuses them of fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty and related claims.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Both are used to distort drone and missile guidance systems.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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These developments do not rise to a level where AI can be said to be distorting the economy.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Either the 20% inaccuracy penalty or the 40% gross valuation misstatement penalty would apply.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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That misstatement surely deceived nobody.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Partly correct on raw land use — but misleading in practice.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Mayor Quinton Lucas sued to void the election results, arguing that the measure misled voters.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Shaw cited the festival’s history, dating back to the ’80s, and its emergence from the AIDS crisis, when misinformation was being spread.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The fresh mix of news and misinformation about hantavirus on social media is stirring up negative emotions for some young people, carried over from living on lockdown.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
Verb
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He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condominium deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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For Arjun Singri, founder of Scamless, this has created a new kind of digital arms race, where the same technology driving progress is also being used to deceive people at scale.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Noun
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There, a mad, out-of-control Mary lives on as tenaciously as George Washington’s inability to tell a lie.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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As their lies unravel, Nora and Jack try to outsmart one another.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Amanda initially pleaded not guilty to her falsifying documents and wire fraud charges, but switched to a guilty plea in October 2021.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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The declaration also highlights the need to report facts, not suppress or falsify information, and avoid discrimination, bribery, and calumny.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
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“Misreport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreport. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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