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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
To conceal this scheme, Smerling allegedly misrepresented the purpose of the transfers to the financial institutions in which the victim’s accounts were held.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
In 1956, a survey of over 2,000 professors showed that 61% had been contacted by the FBI; 40% worried that students might misrepresent their politics; and about a quarter would not express their views for fear of the government.
—Time, 20 May 2025
The French government responded Wednesday by stating Jones and pro-Putin propagandists like Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova were misrepresenting a tissue as being a bag of blow.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Despite following legal guidelines, the video was accused of misrepresenting events and using replicas instead of authentic artifacts.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
In 1956, a survey of over 2,000 professors showed that 61% had been contacted by the FBI; 40% worried that students might misrepresent their politics; and about a quarter would not express their views for fear of the government.
—Time, 20 May 2025
The French government responded Wednesday by stating Jones and pro-Putin propagandists like Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova were misrepresenting a tissue as being a bag of blow.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Despite following legal guidelines, the video was accused of misrepresenting events and using replicas instead of authentic artifacts.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresent
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The cell phone camera has become both the tool humans use to perform and the reason that performance distorts even further in the eyes of others.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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Unfortunately, this racial lens merely distorts the rivalry narrative, transforming what should be celebrated as an engaging competitive dynamic into something unnecessarily contentious.—
Lindsey Darvin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Then, a sliding mechanism was discreetly integrated to allow for a television and soundbar to be concealed behind the panels.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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But that average conceals more-vulnerable pockets in the state: in two counties, one-quarter of children didn’t have their shots, and in eight schools, less than half did.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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Elite’s arrangement with Prime, as a private corporation, obscures details of how millions of its public school dollars are ultimately spent.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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The simple stories of great inventors obscure the fact that technological innovations often have many parents.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2025
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Though Polish presidential candidates often stand as individuals, rather than representatives of a party, there is little hiding their affiliations, and each major party historically endorses and campaigns for a candidate.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Ukraine was able to smuggle drones deep into Russia by hiding them in the tops of flatbed trucks, which parked near military bases before the drones lifted off to attack planes on the runway.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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Reversing the recommendation for vaccinating healthy pregnant women thus contradicts the new framework described by the FDA.—
Libby Richards,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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Though police initially believed her, forensic evidence and cellphone records contradicted her claims, and in 2022, Sherri admitted the entire abduction had been staged.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Photo : Rafael Soldi The home’s dark exterior belies the vibrant jewel tones found within.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
25 May 2025
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The grandeur and pageantry of the position belies the simple existence the pope has led for much of his life.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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“Misrepresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresent. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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