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Recent Examples of misstate An earlier version misstated the figure. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025 The original version of this story misstated when Jodi Hildebrandt moved into the Frankes' home. Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025 An article on Tuesday about law enforcement officials finding no evidence that the torture and killing of a transgender man whose remains were found in a field in upstate New York last week was a hate crime misstated the surname of the victim. New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 An earlier version of this article misstated the institutional affiliations of cocurators Daisy Ocampo Diaz and Lina Tejeda. Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misstate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstate
Verb
  • What To Know The complaint centers on claims that Tesla and CEO Musk repeatedly misrepresented these systems as fully autonomous or nearly so, even though the technology remains incomplete.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Sadly, this claim misrepresents research, and this script (which is recited by a series of child narrators) will only contribute to the misinformation about child maltreatment that seems to be guiding public sentiment and public policy.
    Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Naomi Schaefer Riley, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Although some in the media distort the anger directed at Rowling from trans activists, trans people, and allies, the truth is those feelings — not just anger, but betrayal and grief — are justified.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 18 Apr. 2025
  • What once kept us safe can now distort intimacy, create misunderstandings and erode trust.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Misstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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