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Definition of misreportsnext
plural of misreport

misreports

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verb

present tense third-person singular of misreport

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreports
Verb
  • Winston Churchill’s memoirs smoothed these memories over, and this still misleads us.
    Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This deceptive categorization is devoid of reality and misleads the American public.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Demonstrators have taken to the streets in response to the shootings, accusing federal authorities of excessive force, while law enforcement officials warn that misinformation and inflammatory rhetoric have fueled anger and confrontations.
    Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That warping distorts the image in the same way that wearing someone else’s glasses blurs your sight.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2026
  • My biggest pet-peeve is when the comforter escapes from the duvet cover enclosures and ends up as a wadded mess that distorts the entire bedding set up.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The lawsuit accuses Roblox and Discord of wrongful death, fraudulent concealment and misrepresentations, negligent misrepresentation and strict liability.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To further reduce distortions arising from divergent reporting practices and regulations, output measures were evaluated relative to institutional inputs or to country averages.
    TIME Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
  • By studying these distortions across large swathes of the universe, scientists can get closer to unmasking dark matter and its various hiding places.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In a statement issued Friday, the commission accused X of using its 'blue checkmark' in a way that deceives users.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That has caused some grumbling in the industry, given some missing data and inaccuracies that have been found.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025
  • These inaccuracies regarding my son Sean’s upbringing and family life is intentionally done to mislead viewers and further harm our reputation.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Beatty said those early misinterpretations frequently determine what evidence exists later.
    Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Doubts have been cast on jobs data due to misinterpretations of the labor bureau’s routine reviews of its statistics and its admissions about the difficulty of getting answers to its employment surveys.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Misreports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreports. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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