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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
this summary seriously misrepresents the general tone and substance of the speech
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as in to conceal
to give a misleading impression of
deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case
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Recent Examples of misrepresent
Over just the next 15 minutes, Newsom brazenly misrepresented his 2020/2021 governance.
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Will O’Neill, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
This week’s hearing misrepresented the position of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), for example, which does not have a stance on BDS and does not have Israel divestment policies.
—James Davis, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Bauman accused Johnson of misrepresenting an agreement about a parking study in his veto message.
—Alison Dirr, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Unite Here’s lawyer alleged in a letter to the L.A. County district attorney and the city attorney that petition circulators for the business coalition misrepresented their campaign to voters and even assaulted activists on multiple occasions.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
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Will O’Neill, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
This week’s hearing misrepresented the position of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), for example, which does not have a stance on BDS and does not have Israel divestment policies.
—James Davis, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Bauman accused Johnson of misrepresenting an agreement about a parking study in his veto message.
—Alison Dirr, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Unite Here’s lawyer alleged in a letter to the L.A. County district attorney and the city attorney that petition circulators for the business coalition misrepresented their campaign to voters and even assaulted activists on multiple occasions.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresent
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Launching a token too early can distort user behavior and lock in flawed assumptions in the product.—
Alex Topchishvili,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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But locals point to unseen things that distort the peace of the natural area.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Hiding your number conceals it from everyone, including friends, family, and coworkers who have your number saved on their device, so there is a chance the call might go unanswered.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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These methods conceal the user’s real card number and give the payment network control over spending caps, merchant lists and transaction permissions.—
Darko Pavic,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Architectures that obscure how data is processed or how decisions are made inherently increase operational exposure.—
Abhi Sharma,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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However, very few of the impact craters on Earth are visible because of various processes that obscure or erase them.—
Marian Selorm Sapah,
Space.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Zakrzewski bought a machete during his lunch break, took it home and sharpened it before hiding it and a crowbar, according to court records.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit accuses Tucson police of hiding or destroying evidence in the case, including radar evidence of Wadsack's speed, Pettey's recording of her conversation with Wadsack and several minutes of audio on Schrage's bodycam footage.—
Sarah Lapidus,
AZCentral.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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But the President seemed to contradict the Justice Department memo that suggested there were no more files to be disclosed, instead claiming that there are files but that they were written by his rival predecessors and would only serve as a distraction.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
14 July 2025
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But that has contradicted the administration’s own advisories regarding U.S. citizens visiting those countries.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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That headline number—which came alongside 147,000 new jobs—belied slowing momentum in the job market.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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But his calm demeanor belies his place in an indie rap scene that’s currently holding hip-hop on its back.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresent. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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