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Recent Examples of misstatement
Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
One study — admittedly small and enabled by the hack of affair-arranging app Ashley Madison in 2015 — found that companies whose CEOs or CFOs were paying users of the site were twice as likely to have had a financial misstatement or involvement in a securities class action.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2025
So, this mass misstatement is no help to those erstwhile interstellar explorers.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
One study — admittedly small and enabled by the hack of affair-arranging app Ashley Madison in 2015 — found that companies whose CEOs or CFOs were paying users of the site were twice as likely to have had a financial misstatement or involvement in a securities class action.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2025
So, this mass misstatement is no help to those erstwhile interstellar explorers.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstatement
Noun
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Some of the charges stem from the Pennsylvania Board of Vehicles Act for substantial misrepresentation of material facts in a vehicle sale, unprofessional conduct, and willful failure to display his dealership license.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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That’s textbook misrepresentation.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Despite the disappointing research results, ivermectin took off during the pandemic, fueled by misinformation.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2026
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Quentin Tarantino is alive and well, we’ve been told by sources close to the filmmaker, contrary to misinformation on X.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In a statement, ICE said Guedes da Silva was wanted on a warrant for felony charges of sale or transfer of firearms and unsworn falsification to authorities.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Pending charges include animal cruelty and neglect, concealed carry of a weapon, obstructing official business and falsification.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Just sell a lie about yourself.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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Old Happy thrives on the lie that just one hero is coming to save us and change the world.—
Nina Zipkin,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Rumors exploded across social media − claims of landmarks burning, wholesale chaos and breathless exaggeration.—
Michael McCarter,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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But Chan also claimed to have ties to Asian gangs, at one point asked Kim to help him get rid of a body and spoke about killing other students, which Chan came to see as lies or exaggerations.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Luci4 is credited as a pioneer in the sigilkore music genre, which uses heavy distortion and sometimes references the occult.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Often employing caricature, distortion and symbolism to communicate anxiety and resistance, his works are personal and political, offering a critique of the systems that oppress people of color.—
Evan Nicole Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatement. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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