misspoke

verb

past tense of misspeak
as in misinterpreted

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  1. misinterpreted
  2. misstated
  3. misrepresented
  4. distorted
  5. cooked
  6. falsified
Verb
  • The vessel was out of Stockton, and bystanders misinterpreted steam coming from it as smoke, officials said.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • When ovulation occurs later, testing can occur too early, leading to results that may be misinterpreted in clinical practice.
    — Matt Emma, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of misinterpreted
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  • Busfield’s team filed a motion on June 18 asking the court to throw out the indictment, arguing that the prosecution did not present a fair and impartial case and misstated the law to the grand jury.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Correction, July 14 The original version of this story misstated where Hanson appeared in Titanique.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of misstated
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  • This gives buyers the ability to return products that were misrepresented.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Federal prosecutors alleged Holmes knowingly misrepresented the capabilities of Theranos technology and misled investors about the company's financial condition, partnerships, and laboratory capabilities.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of misrepresented
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  • More work needed But with the breaks, these phonons are scattered, atomic bonds are distorted, and the whole lattice is changed so that heat can’t travel easily.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
  • Some call it life-altering, with out-of-body experiences, incredibly vivid hallucinations, distorted time perception, and… encounters with mysterious entities.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026
Definition of distorted
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  • That honest job has, across four generations, fed prime ministers and paupers, cooked for the King and Queen, and quietly funded a one-man legal aid service for survivors of abuse.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • But open the Rocket Stop doors, and the smell of seasoned, fried catfish cooked to order distinguishes this gas station from convenience stores in which hot food offerings are typically just hot dogs on roller grills.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of cooked
Verb
  • Justices found Yoon violated Cabinet members’ deliberation rights, falsified and destroyed the martial law proclamation, and used security forces to obstruct his arrest before lawmakers swiftly repealed the decree.
    — Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Yet under the Third Circuit’s rule, a taxpayer may remain vulnerable long after records have disappeared and witnesses are unavailable, if a preparer intentionally falsified a return.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of falsified
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“Misspoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misspoke. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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