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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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Florida accused OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, one count of fraudulent misrepresentation and another count of causing a public nuisance.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The wide-ranging lawsuit accuses OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, and one count each of fraudulent misrepresentation and causing a public nuisance.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Mercury’s clash with Neptune distorts the reality of a situation.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The mold shapes itself into a tall biped that resembles a stick figure or distorted skeleton.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The reference to the co-defendant's YOS sentence was mistakenly included in some communication out of our office based on a previous misstatement and was not part of the Governor's decision process.—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Lee Watson, in the email, said Burns never represented the board in the lawsuit and telling the court otherwise is a misstatement.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Attorneys general reviewing complaints The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey are now examining concerns involving ticket prices and whether fans may have been misled during the purchasing process.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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The lawsuit says that after notifying the public about the breach, 23andMe continued to mislead consumers about the severity of the breach and the company's role in it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Calls for calm amid harassment, misinformation Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis has urged the community to focus on justice over emotion.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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One of the ways Musinguzi tries to combat that misinformation is public health messaging.—
Sarah Robbins,
NPR,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said during a news conference that the company suppressed internal safety warnings and deceived users about the true nature and dangers of the product.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Yet while Hiller has been seemingly everywhere on TV lately, appearances in this industry can be deceiving.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Indeed, a dying wish and a cryptic clue lead the unlikely duo on a journey full of twists and turns, bad choices, awkward conversations, lies, fights, mystery, betrayal, and a dangerous killer.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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In 30 seconds, lies are on your pocket phone.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Public blockchains make settlement visible, auditable, and difficult to falsify.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The ad shows footage of Williamson walking out of a downtown Sacramento courthouse earlier this month after pleading no contest to lying to federal authorities, falsifying tax records and bank fraud.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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“Misreport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreport. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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