as in misstatement
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresentation
Noun
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But in a world where health misinformation can make its purveyors into stars—and wealthy ones, at that—retribution is often brief.—
Charlotte Lytton,
Time,
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Furthermore, YouTube misinformation policies prohibit content that has been technically manipulated or doctored in a way that misleads viewers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
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In Antioquia, many of those connected by the paisa mutation live with a similar sense of distortion.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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The conductive nature of the neodymium magnet reduces distortion by damping voice coil inductance losses.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The caricature of a suspicious-looking noncitizen from some faraway state clutching a clipboard is an exaggeration.—
Steve Bousquet,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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Consumers are savvy; honesty builds trust, while exaggeration leads to backlash.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The sister discovers this lie and sets out to find the baby for herself.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Of California’s 280 state parks, 17 lie in San Diego County — and several of those rank high for visitors.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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For instance, highly negative emotional language is a common marker of falsehood because misinformation frequently exploits outrage.—
Sander van der Linden,
Time,
6 May 2025
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Earlier this year, Smartmatic settled a defamation lawsuit against right-wing outlet Newsmax, which also gave a platform to Trump’s falsehoods and did not acknowledge that Biden was president-elect for more than a month after the election was called.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The basic essentials of your life – electricity, food and water – must be in place to afford the privilege of propagating or believing untruths.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The writer’s task is the sculpting of these untruths into a work of art, into a cohesive story that suspends the readers’ belief, gently ushers them into the imaginary and holds them there.—
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim,
The Dial,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Micron needs the money primarily to get the fabrication plant built and the equipment that goes in it.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Apr. 2025
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Thousands of stone tools discovered in a South African cave reveal that Ice Age humans had developed sophisticated fabrication techniques about 20,000 years ago, according to a report in the Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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By promoting dissimulation and sanctifying mendacity, Trump’s tsarist regime works to silence knowledge.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
14 Oct. 2024
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“Misrepresentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresentation. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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