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 of this story misstated the name of Accenture’s AI agent solution.
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Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Correction, August 27 The original version of this story misstated what type of tax credits are expiring at the end of 2025.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
In the Walworth County case, Navis said he was told by three of the county's judges that Navis had misstated their position about whether immigration warrants had to be shown before an arrest can be made in court.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
An earlier version misstated the timing.
—Kevin Breuninger,sara Eisen, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
An earlier version of this story misstated the position of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce's position on the 2025 noncompete bill.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
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
Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Correction, August 27 The original version of this story misstated what type of tax credits are expiring at the end of 2025.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
In the Walworth County case, Navis said he was told by three of the county's judges that Navis had misstated their position about whether immigration warrants had to be shown before an arrest can be made in court.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
An earlier version misstated the timing.
—Kevin Breuninger,sara Eisen, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
An earlier version of this story misstated the position of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce's position on the 2025 noncompete bill.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
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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Pulte alleged in the April Department of Justice referral that James potentially misrepresented property descriptions and claimed her primary residential status as Norfolk.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Yet in women, the condition is often misunderstood and misrepresented, therefore delaying their diagnosis for years.—
Jennifer Shanker,
Flow Space,
27 Aug. 2025
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When the condition strikes, that signal is distorted, causing muscles to move involuntarily or get stuck in an abnormal position.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a world where images are so numerous and so difficult to understand, truth itself can be in danger, threatened by false interpretations and distorted, misleading half-truths.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Misstated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstated. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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