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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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She has also been charged with unauthorized practice of medicine and improper use of the title of physician and receiving payment for a surgical procedure based on that misrepresentation, Hayden's office said.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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She has also been charged with unauthorized practice of medicine and improper use of the title of physician and receiving payment for a surgical procedure based on that misrepresentation, Hayden's office shared.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Demonstrators have taken to the streets in response to the shootings, accusing federal authorities of excessive force, while law enforcement officials warn that misinformation and inflammatory rhetoric have fueled anger and confrontations.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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Cho’s team last month requested a 10-year prison term for Yoon’s earlier defiance of authorities’ attempts to execute his detainment warrant and other charges such as abuse of power and falsification of official documents.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The content of the speech was a litany of lies, fantasy and exaggerated claims.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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But that confidence in ourselves and our capacity was always a lie.—
Adam Frank,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Schultz declined to respond to the litany of accusations, calling them exaggerations and mischaracterizations.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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The assumption was that exaggeration would repel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In this environment, influencers and politically motivated accounts now function as de facto broadcasters, often spreading half-truths, distortions or outright falsehoods with little accountability.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Sonos says that equates to a clear sound with reduced distortion.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatement. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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