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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
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute said the ad misrepresented the former president’s words.
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Evans also paid a $62,500 fine to the State of Colorado for misrepresenting the hand sanitizer.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
And, though users can make the most of lackluster AI moderation (Grok Imagine) or figure out clever ways to circumvent guardrails (Sora) in order to misrepresent famous people, the greater danger probably comes from videos that purport to capture events involving unknown parties.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
That's the percentage of time AI assistants misrepresent news content, according to an international study coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Evans also paid a $62,500 fine to the State of Colorado for misrepresenting the hand sanitizer.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
And, though users can make the most of lackluster AI moderation (Grok Imagine) or figure out clever ways to circumvent guardrails (Sora) in order to misrepresent famous people, the greater danger probably comes from videos that purport to capture events involving unknown parties.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
That's the percentage of time AI assistants misrepresent news content, according to an international study coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresent
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Over the summer, officials in Turkey — where the lawsuit says some of the allegedly fraudulent Drake streams originated — started investigating Spotify over several allegations, including bribes for playlist placement and bot streams distorting domestic charts.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the right shoe starts with a black pigskin suede base and mixes in blurred and distorted details to represent the pixelated side.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Most settlements include confidentiality clauses that not only conceal the settlement figure, but also bar anyone involved from publicly discussing it.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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What, then, would West have made of Nat’s body, even concealed under a halter top?—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Also, be sure to check local weather forecasts, because even the slightest cloud could easily obscure the northern lights.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The seafloor had once been obscured beneath a thick ice shelf, but that changed in July 2017 when the massive A68 iceberg calved from the Larsen C Ice Shelf.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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But this book gave me nowhere to hide.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The logistics of coordinating international travel, visas, and hotel accommodations for a secret guest are far more complex than hiding someone domestically.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The true-crime trappings offered a pointed tool for presenting evidence that contradicted the husbands’ oblivious assertions.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Thompson turned to Preston Mui, a senior economist at Employ America, for a sector-by-sector breakdown of job openings since ChatGPT’s release, and the findings actually contradicted the AI narrative.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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That laidback manner belies an ambition and drive that powers Chesney.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Agnes’ tiny stature belied her big heart.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresent. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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