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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
this summary seriously misrepresents the general tone and substance of the speech
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as in to conceal
to give a misleading impression of
deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case
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Recent Examples of misrepresent
The Education Department’s critics misrepresent it as a tool for the federal government to exert control over schools.
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Anna North, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
That was the first negative coverage of Holmes and Theranos … showing that some things potentially had been misrepresented in connection with the company.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors allege Bhakta misrepresented his businesses’ payroll expenses, number of employees and how the money would be used.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
The firm has accused him of misrepresenting his role, and Fishback is countersuing for defamation.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Anna North, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
That was the first negative coverage of Holmes and Theranos … showing that some things potentially had been misrepresented in connection with the company.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors allege Bhakta misrepresented his businesses’ payroll expenses, number of employees and how the money would be used.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
The firm has accused him of misrepresenting his role, and Fishback is countersuing for defamation.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresent
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Only in our current cultural moment, the stakes and outcomes are distorted in ways an artist of Simone’s era could never recognize.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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But that bag still has a way of distorting things for some players.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Urban Outfitters’ fourth-quarter results concealed underlying challenges, with the flagship brand experiencing its eleventh consecutive quarter of negative growth.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The body of the lion lay concealed among the thick-growing needles of the pine limb.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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The exhibition also reflects how techno caught on internationally so rapidly that its origins in the Motor City have been obscured for some by a narrative of the genre as a white trend born in Europe.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Another emerald eye was almost obscured behind a thick clump of needles.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In an interview with The Times of London Sunday, the Lord of the Rings actor urged famous LGBTQ people hiding their identity to come out of the closet.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2025
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While Timothy's family didn't think twice about his odd behavior — Victoria laughed and rolled her eyes, Saxon laughed, Lochlan cringed, and Piper hid her face in embarrassment — Isaacs spent a long time thinking about what has led his character to this rock bottom moment.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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His response directly contradicts the IMF’s report and the media coverage surrounding the prevention of further accumulation.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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This contradicts an earlier finding of a mummy that has long been identified as the Thutmose II at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Brooks masterfully inspires emotion in this mother-daughter tale, as Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger play characters whose eternal friction belies a bond neither can fully articulate.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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As Belle, the street-smart babysitter turned getaway driver, Erivo brings a no-nonsense attitude and physical command that belies her diminutive stature.—
Sezin Koehler,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresent. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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