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
Trump has repeatedly misstated the commission’s conclusions.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
The False Claims Act allows the Department of Justice to impose treble damages and significant penalties on companies that knowingly misstate compliance.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
An earlier version of the subheadline of this story previously misstated which seasons of Law & Order are currently available on the FAST channel.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
An earlier version of this column misstated the guidelines for special government employees.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
The False Claims Act allows the Department of Justice to impose treble damages and significant penalties on companies that knowingly misstate compliance.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
An earlier version of the subheadline of this story previously misstated which seasons of Law & Order are currently available on the FAST channel.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
An earlier version of this column misstated the guidelines for special government employees.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstate
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Ronshausen later said Andrade coerced her into giving him information and misrepresented Uthmeier’s involvement.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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That means families and estates have no legal recourse when someone uses AI to humiliate or misrepresent their loved one.—
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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As business leaders and economists begin to take concerns of an AI bubble more seriously, the proliferation of loose internet bots has become more alarming because of their potential to distort data key to assessing the sustainability and growth of emerging tech companies.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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The macula, part of the retina needed for sharp vision, may become distorted, causing blurry sight.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Misstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstate. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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