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Recent Examples of misstatement
That misstatement surely deceived nobody.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers.
—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
David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers.
—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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Often, this is based on an accusation of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Through a complaint drafted by Gary DeVito and other attorneys from Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy, Bohm accuses them of fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty and related claims.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The misinformation took a bad situation and actually complicated a bad, bad situation.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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You’ve been known to hallucinate, make mistakes and sometimes spread misinformation.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Morens faces charges of conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal or mutilation of records; and aiding and abetting, according to a Justice Department news release.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The attorney general's office said charges of forgery, unsworn falsification, public records tampering and violations of state elections and voter registration laws remain pending against six canvassers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There's so much to see, from the Painted Desert in the north to the southern half of the drive, where most of the petrified wood lies.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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The average score Sunday, with preferred lies, was 69.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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And no, that isn’t an exaggeration.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Even referring to it as a national convention was an exaggeration, since any Stanley get‑together in Dallas would have been a regional rally with, at most, a few hundred salespeople.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Well, first of all, the news distortion stuff is also nonsense, right?—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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The other is a deliberate distortion.—
Baltimore Sun,
Twin Cities,
26 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatement. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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