as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media
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Recent Examples of misstate
In the statement, Panama Ports Company also said the Panamanian state had previously misstated the compensation figure sought in press comments.
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Correction, March 6 The original version of this article misstated the president of the National Iranian American Council's surname.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
The 9th Circuit had agreed with the state’s attorneys who said the judge had misstated California law.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Correction, March 6 The original version of this article misstated the president of the National Iranian American Council's surname.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
The 9th Circuit had agreed with the state’s attorneys who said the judge had misstated California law.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstate
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Beyond that, Dilber says using a service like reverse recruiting could be deemed fraudulent by some companies who view it as misrepresenting yourself during the hiring process.—
Jennifer Liu
Anuz Thapa,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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Attorneys for Perry countersued, saying Aumann never had equity, was not an employee and misrepresented and defrauded Perry and David Cree Crawford, another owner — at times threatening physical violence.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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In a blog post Wednesday, the exchange said that crypto projects cannot have any revenue-sharing models with market makers, and that market makers also cannot engage with projects to manipulate prices or distort liquidity of the tokens.—
Muyao Shen,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 2026
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Others think that their time and resources are better spent elsewhere — or, worse, that a Lean-centric approach will distort the true value of mathematics.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Misstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstate. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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