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as in distorting
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 obscuring
to give a misleading impression of
deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case
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Recent Examples of misrepresenting
Borrower Defense is a discharge program for federal student loans that allows borrowers to request cancellation on the basis of certain forms of school misconduct, such as misrepresenting admissions selectivity or program costs, or lying about graduate earnings and career prospects.
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
But in 2015, Holmes was exposed for misleading investors and misrepresenting the efficacy of Theranos’s technology following a series of articles in the Wall Street Journal.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Homeowners sometimes sue insurers for allegedly misrepresenting the extent of their coverage.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
In response, some on the right charged that the Times and its allies in academia were negatively misrepresenting American history.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
In November 2023, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin began investigating First Choice Women’s Resource Center to see whether the nonprofit had violated state consumer fraud laws by misrepresenting its services to clients, donors and the public.
—Carly Thomsen, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Evans also paid a $62,500 fine to the State of Colorado for misrepresenting the hand sanitizer.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
He was sentenced to seven years in prison in May after an August 2024 conviction for his role in what the Justice Department described as a scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors by misrepresenting the performance of three private equity funds.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
On the other side were representatives of American Pacific Mortgage, a company that deals with billions of dollars, who said Nolander was misrepresenting the agreement and had already been paid handsomely.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
But in 2015, Holmes was exposed for misleading investors and misrepresenting the efficacy of Theranos’s technology following a series of articles in the Wall Street Journal.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Homeowners sometimes sue insurers for allegedly misrepresenting the extent of their coverage.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
In response, some on the right charged that the Times and its allies in academia were negatively misrepresenting American history.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
In November 2023, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin began investigating First Choice Women’s Resource Center to see whether the nonprofit had violated state consumer fraud laws by misrepresenting its services to clients, donors and the public.
—Carly Thomsen, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Evans also paid a $62,500 fine to the State of Colorado for misrepresenting the hand sanitizer.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
He was sentenced to seven years in prison in May after an August 2024 conviction for his role in what the Justice Department described as a scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors by misrepresenting the performance of three private equity funds.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
On the other side were representatives of American Pacific Mortgage, a company that deals with billions of dollars, who said Nolander was misrepresenting the agreement and had already been paid handsomely.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresenting
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The distorting design of the Senate and the Electoral College, the filibuster’s persistence, and centralized leadership have all contributed to legislative ossification.—
Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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Removing those financial incentives would allow care to be organized around quality and access rather than distorting care into forms most favored by bureaucrats.—
Tomas J. Philipson,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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But Lacombe says that national data could be obscuring smaller trends that are underway in parts of the country.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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This team realized that finding the wake of a quark would be simpler if there were no second quark obscuring it.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Chalamet styled his pants over the boots, with the hem concealing the shaft, so that only the orange vamp and the outer rubber sole were visible.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, a jury found Townsend guilty of endangerment and concealing a homicide, but the murderer is still out there.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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When washed with ethanol, the hydrogel appeared transparent, hiding the image entirely.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Wild forward Nico Sturm has been breaking in his Team Germany skates at a few Minnesota practices, and joked about hiding his on-ice moves from NHL teammates that may be foes in Italy.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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Videos later surfaced contradicting their statements.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Last year, Michigan’s groundhog predicted an early spring, contradicting Punxsutawney Phil.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misrepresenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresenting. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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