misspeaks

Definition of misspeaksnext
present tense third-person singular of misspeak

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misspeaks
Verb
  • That's because the section in the FACE Act criminalizing interference at houses of worship fundamentally misstates the rights people have under the First Amendment.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Following a misleading report on hospital finances, The Denver Post published an editorial that misrepresents UCHealth’s role in caring for Colorado patients and misstates key facts about our financial operations.
    Elizabeth B. Concordia, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The administration misinterprets a Nixon-era law in its bid to reimpose tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That memorandum misinterprets the law to allow for more exceptions than intended, according to the letter.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • To suggest otherwise is a fantasy that misrepresents the sophistication of Christian political thought during the Middle Ages – and in the present.
    Brett Whalen, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Nebraska became the latest state to sue Roblox on Wednesday, alleging that the popular gaming platform exploits children and misrepresents its safety practices.
    Angela Yang, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • With his multi-instrumentalist bandmates, PJ Moore and co-songwriter Robert Bell, Buchanan zooms into these exchanges to prolong them or dissembles them into jagged pieces that leave the bigger picture to us.
    Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That is to say that the way the current system is set up distorts the healthcare economy in ways that don’t allow for much price competition, with ever-rising insurance premiums as the result.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
  • First, the skull weakens and distorts sound waves.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Misspeaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misspeaks. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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