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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The synthesis process consists of mixing bismuth ferrite with barium titanate to carefully engineer a strain, then growing the mixture as a thin film on a substrate that distorts its crystal structure.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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But in doing that, that distorts the economics for all patients everywhere.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That misstatement surely deceived nobody.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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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
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Speaking to a local radio station, De Zela accused Balcázar of misleading the public about the contract.—
Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The launch comes ahead of the EU’s Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (ECGT), which bans companies from greenwashing through misleading sustainability claims and requires brands to substantiate environmental claims.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But misinformation campaigns and a lack of trust in public health officials have caused population-level protection against the virus to plummet.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, misinformation led people to decline vaccines, reject public health guidance, and turn to unproven treatments.—
Ava Dzurenda,
STAT,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This intent to deceive constituents has been obvious since February.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Rashid deceived Padikkal with a perfect googly while Kohli dragged jason Holder’s slower ball onto his stumps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The point was to conform language to lies, to narrow the range of thought, to obscure the truth, and, over time, to get people to believe in illusions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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There were no lies told about this team’s postseason prowess.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The judge also raised concerns about the plaintiff’s evidence, finding that some materials — including sonogram images contained in personal journals — had been falsified.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The inspector ultimately pleaded guilty to falsifying the inspections in October 2025.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Misreport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreport. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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