as in misstatement
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresentation
Noun
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In a later era, McCarthy would have been accused of spreading misinformation and attacking free speech.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025 -
Recently, however, the company found itself at the center of a cultural flashpoint—not because of a product failure, but because of the digital age’s volatile ecosystem of misinformation.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The music signal is monitored in real time to reduce the possibility of distortion.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The second historical distortion involves changes in U.S. trade policies.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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Because the global economy is confidently transforming into a knowledge economy: Its foundation consists of innovations, technologies and data, which, without exaggeration, can be called the oil of the 21st century.—
Olena Orliuk,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The level of spending DOGE has cut from the government is the subject of debate, with errors and exaggerations found in the calculations claimed by Musk.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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But to see American history as simply a narrative of heroism would be a lie unbecoming a great nation.—
James T. Kloppenberg,
Time,
28 May 2025
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Like it or not, businesses and thought leaders operate in an information ecosystem where willful lies and concocted conspiracies are amplified by algorithms.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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But internal documents reviewed by NPR show that Meta is considering automating reviews for sensitive areas including AI safety, youth risk and a category known as integrity that encompasses things like violent content and the spread of falsehoods.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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This misperception that the beach is safe introduced as big a misconception and falsehood on the public, as the idea that sharks are all dangerous.—
Chris Pepin-Neff,
Scientific American,
26 May 2025
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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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The story is a fabrication from beginning to end, utterly and completely false.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
24 May 2025
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The oversized garage has been used as an art studio, welding and fabrication shop, and for camper van storage.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
19 May 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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