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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
Lawyers can face serious sanctions, including Florida Bar complaints, for citing nonexistent cases or misrepresenting prior rulings.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
At the same time, organizations can't assume every candidate is misrepresenting themselves simply because AI was involved somewhere in the process.
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Casey Marquette,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The cannabis company agreed to pay a $50,000 fine for misrepresenting the health benefits of its hemp products.
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Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Kroger marketed Carbmaster Bread Products to consumers on specialty diets while significantly misrepresenting the nutritional information of those products.
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
But environmental groups have accused his companies of misrepresenting their assets to avoid paying environmental penalties.
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Molly Redden,
ProPublica,
8 June 2026
Public companies are prohibited by law from misrepresenting or omitting information to investors, which could amount to securities fraud.
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Jack Ewing,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Mejia said that Sokoloff was misrepresenting how many audits his predecessor had done by counting the number of reports — not actual audits — released over that time.
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Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
In a 255-page report, longtime pension writer and financial investigator Ted Siedle accused the California Public Employees’ Retirement System of misrepresenting the amount paid to Wall Street managers and withholding records about the fund’s investments.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
At the same time, organizations can't assume every candidate is misrepresenting themselves simply because AI was involved somewhere in the process.
—
Casey Marquette,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The cannabis company agreed to pay a $50,000 fine for misrepresenting the health benefits of its hemp products.
—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Kroger marketed Carbmaster Bread Products to consumers on specialty diets while significantly misrepresenting the nutritional information of those products.
—
ABC News,
8 June 2026
But environmental groups have accused his companies of misrepresenting their assets to avoid paying environmental penalties.
—
Molly Redden,
ProPublica,
8 June 2026
Public companies are prohibited by law from misrepresenting or omitting information to investors, which could amount to securities fraud.
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Jack Ewing,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Mejia said that Sokoloff was misrepresenting how many audits his predecessor had done by counting the number of reports — not actual audits — released over that time.
—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
In a 255-page report, longtime pension writer and financial investigator Ted Siedle accused the California Public Employees’ Retirement System of misrepresenting the amount paid to Wall Street managers and withholding records about the fund’s investments.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresenting
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Last summer, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accused China of distorting trade and limiting access for European firms.
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The stainless-steel finish is extremely durable and will last for years without bending or distorting.
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The irony is a bit hard to ignore — the very environment being modified to protect or maintain beaches was simultaneously obscuring the ecological processes happening just offshore.
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And what’s a novelist but a fence, furnishing imaginary scenes with choice pieces of reality while obscuring their provenance?
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An advocacy group trying to investigate DOGE’s influence on the Federal Communications Commission accused the FCC of failing to comply with a public records request and of concealing Chairman Brendan Carr’s use of the Signal messaging service.
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Trees tower over the cemetery, and branches stretch across the fence, concealing the entrance from passersby.
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Police officers responding to Leslie Martin’s call and separate reports of a break-in found Doug Martin hiding in a neighbor’s home.
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The film is a modern take on the creature horror film told from the perspective of a young boy who slowly begins to discover that his beloved parents are hiding a disturbing secret about his mother’s true nature.
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This suggests the Ultra will be unveiled alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, contradicting previous predictions of a later release.
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Defending that explanation proved to be difficult Monday when Haney called two firefighters to the stand that delivered contradicting accounts of the evening.
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“Misrepresenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresenting. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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