misspeaks

Definition of misspeaksnext
present tense third-person singular of misspeak

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misspeaks
Verb
  • The main problem, lawyers previously told CBS News, is that the FACE Act fundamentally misstates the rights people have under the First Amendment.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 14 Apr. 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
  • Despite that promise, reports indicate the tool often misinterprets requests.
    Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The front-facing exterior of the Shoreside Cottage misrepresents its nearly 2,000-square-foot size.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Obadia sees the Optimus question as evidence of how the racial framing itself distorts perception.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
  • To equate the suffering of Jesus with the circumstances of any political leader distorts the Gospel beyond recognition.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Misspeaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misspeaks. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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