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
The main problem, lawyers previously told CBS News, is that the FACE Act fundamentally misstates the rights people have under the First Amendment.
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated Dubai’s hotel occupancy rate in March in the fourth paragraph.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Trump not only has misstated intelligence about Iran’s military potential.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
This story has been updated to remove a sentence about the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ current budget, which misstated its value and size relative to recent years.
—ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated Dubai’s hotel occupancy rate in March in the fourth paragraph.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Trump not only has misstated intelligence about Iran’s military potential.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
This story has been updated to remove a sentence about the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ current budget, which misstated its value and size relative to recent years.
—ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstate
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The authors, not content to simply defend their viewpoint, misrepresent our organization’s positions on the range of harms that children in DCFS custody experience.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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California’s consumer protection and false advertising laws also forbid misrepresenting goods or services.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The first mystery that could be solved involves an ultradense clump of matter detected in the system JVAS B1938+666, which is gravitationally lensed, or visibly distorted, thanks to a quirk of general relativity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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The loans granted by a government to firms may distort competition within the European market and therefore are prohibited by the European Union.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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“Misstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstate. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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