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verb

past tense of misrepresent

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of misrepresented
Adjective
Together, these protections give consumers powerful leverage when companies refuse refunds for undelivered or misrepresented tickets, especially when the company’s own policy isn’t working. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
The men have denied wrongdoing, saying that the encounters were consensual or misrepresented in the suit, according to The New York Times. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2026 Fielder becomes obsessed with this detail, seeing it as a test case for Holmes’s claims that she has been misrepresented in the media and that her memory is reliable. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 The Houthis are sometimes misrepresented as a Yemeni faction vying to share power with others in the state. — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 But others feel alienated, misrepresented and worn out by the opposing political forces, said Carolina Almeida de Paula, a political scientist from Rio de Janeiro State University. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 The committee also said Webull misrepresented how many of its employees are based in China. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Hochman said Zhang and Xuan often misrepresented themselves to the surrogate mothers of their children. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Bohm’s lawsuit, which was filed in Philadelphia County on March 25, alleged Daniel and Lisa committed financial impropriety while running limited liability companies on his behalf and misrepresented their stakes in those entities. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 That’s especially true for Black communities that have been harmfully misrepresented by mainstream outlets. — Danielle K. Brown, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresented
Adjective
  • Haloed in distorted guitar and jagged synths, Wolf comes off as a champion of her own avoidance, her heroism charmingly pathetic.
    — Enzo Escober, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Sometimes Paula chooses to turn the camera on herself, but the film is mostly composed of distorted moving images of contemporary Paris which, in many aspects, still looks like the version of Paris that Choi saw.
    — Thomas Patier, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Both of us gravitated toward the dot cake, vanilla cake and buttercream, entirely obscured by a psychedelic layer of rainbow sprinkles, an online phenomenon neither of us had tried.
    — Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The same repositioning also obscured the screws that hold the GPU brace’s mounting bracket.
    — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Where Jacob’s process worked with the natural spontaneity (and trial and error) of human handiwork and fabric, AI probably would have just given the birds a warped beak or extra foot.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The following adventure is a wild blend of time travel, crime, and a warped version of reality.
    — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That modest national gain concealed sharply different experiences at opposite ends of the age spectrum.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Their deaths had been concealed, and their remains buried on site.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Vivier’s signature buckle can be rendered in gold or silver, with colored brass available on select styles.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Its cyan-colored vehicles will compete with Ubers, Lyfts and autonomous taxis to shuttle customers across busy streets and freeways.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After the boutique’s statement, Clarkson doubled down on her claims on her Instagram stories with photos featuring a price tag on the bird that contradicted the shop’s first statement.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In the postgame report, the head official contradicted that, saying New York did have their timeout.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The exterior is well equipped for leisurely days—including a shaded hammock, large deck, and a fire pit with Adirondack chairs beneath a string of bistro lights.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The balloting was marred by violence and irregularities, including a deadly shooting, a bomb blast and pre-shaded ballots that force delayed voting in dozens of precincts.
    — Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Misrepresented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresented. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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