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as in misinterpreted
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 obscured
to give a misleading impression of
deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case
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as in distorted
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Recent Examples of misrepresented
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute said the ad misrepresented the former president’s words.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Now, both the church leader and congregant say the post misrepresented what happened.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Ronshausen later said Andrade coerced her into giving him information and misrepresented Uthmeier’s involvement.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Charlie Kirk’s letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been published in full, following accusations it had initially been misrepresented.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Republic's look at county-specific numbers also adds clarity to patterns misrepresented in the ADHS report.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Some scientists cited in the DOE's report have said their research was misrepresented or misused in the report.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
The group’s president, Philip Guerin, the owner of Myxed Up Creations on East Colfax Avenue, said it has been misrepresented by supporters of the ban.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Residents and local leaders have said that TCEQ misrepresented the nature of the intersection in a traffic study completed for the application.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute said the ad misrepresented the former president’s words.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Now, both the church leader and congregant say the post misrepresented what happened.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Ronshausen later said Andrade coerced her into giving him information and misrepresented Uthmeier’s involvement.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Charlie Kirk’s letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been published in full, following accusations it had initially been misrepresented.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Republic's look at county-specific numbers also adds clarity to patterns misrepresented in the ADHS report.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Some scientists cited in the DOE's report have said their research was misrepresented or misused in the report.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
The group’s president, Philip Guerin, the owner of Myxed Up Creations on East Colfax Avenue, said it has been misrepresented by supporters of the ban.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresented
Verb
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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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My guess is this is a small black bear, and blurring distorted the photo.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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The driver then gets out and walks toward the back end of the truck, which is obscured from the camera by the tree.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 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
Adjective
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But everything Manchester does is linked to his warped sense of what makes a man a man.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Still, the season hits several hallmarks that have come to define the series, including warped timelines and unexpected musical interludes.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors also alleged Friday that between December 2024 and September 2025, Blain destroyed or concealed city communications that were public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act.—
Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In a similar vein, Louis Vuitton revived its first wristwatch with a fresh design and new movement, Vacheron Constantin reimagined the Grand Lady Kalla with colored stones, and TAG Heuer gave the Carrera Chronograph Extreme Sports an upgrade with rose gold and a GMT complication.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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There was one case that became a major talking point — a student sued her school and the local education board for forcing her to dye her naturally light-colored hair black to comply with school rules that all students have black hair.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These shaded nurseries are the perfect place for young saguaros to mature.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Each of its 18, double-story villas has a private pool, a shaded courtyard, and a veranda that looks out across the waterways into the dense teak forest.—
Marion Miller,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dash camera video, which recorded a portion of the incident, contradicted Lesch’s statements to police, prosecutors said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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That is, even the Pew study contradicted the claims people were making about wealthier moms being the most miserable and stressed.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Misrepresented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresented. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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