as in misrepresented
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 misstated
An earlier version misstated the move.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 June 2026
In a previous version of this story a photo caption misstated the last name of Meena Westford as Westfield.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 3 June 2026
An earlier version of this article misstated the law firm at which Diana Wierbicki currently works.
—The Editors Of Artnews, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Correction, May 6 The original version of this story misstated the business relationship between Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and Aramco.
—Vivienne Walt, Time, 7 May 2026
An earlier version of this article misstated Tesla’s performance relative to the rest of the index.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The original version of this story misstated how long people have to be members of CrowdHealth in order to have procedures related to pregnancy covered.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 June 2026
In a previous version of this story a photo caption misstated the last name of Meena Westford as Westfield.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 3 June 2026
An earlier version of this article misstated the law firm at which Diana Wierbicki currently works.
—The Editors Of Artnews, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Correction, May 6 The original version of this story misstated the business relationship between Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and Aramco.
—Vivienne Walt, Time, 7 May 2026
An earlier version of this article misstated Tesla’s performance relative to the rest of the index.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The original version of this story misstated how long people have to be members of CrowdHealth in order to have procedures related to pregnancy covered.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstated
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In a case filed in September, the DOJ claimed Volgaev concealed and misrepresented his involvement in the smuggling operation during his naturalization process and thus should lose citizenship.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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Prosecutors said Roberts knowingly misrepresented his citizenship status on employment paperwork during his time at the district, which serves 30,000 students, according to the AP.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Presumably they’re distorted reflections of other humans.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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As the disease progresses, plant growth may be stunted and infected plant parts become distorted.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
25 May 2026
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“Misstated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstated. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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