as in deformations
the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition
had to total the car due to a distortion of the chassis resulting from collision
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Recent Examples of distortions
Karen Jaroch of Heritage Action was on hand at a Florida Senate hearing armed with Heritage’s usual distortions.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Paying the tax typically requires selling assets or borrowing against them, triggering capital gains taxes, leverage risks, and further distortions.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The affordability gain is small, diffuse, and uncertain, but the economic distortions are real and cumulative.
—Josh Appel, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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
The pardon weakens deterrence and signals that federal power, rather than correcting colonial distortions, can just as easily entrench them.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
By studying these distortions across large swathes of the universe, scientists can get closer to unmasking dark matter and its various hiding places.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
This opens the door to distortions, the possibility of blending details with other experiences and even creating beliefs about events that never actually happened.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Automating the most tractable problems Aside from recent publishing distortions, Evans’s analysis suggests that AI is largely automating the most tractable parts of science rather than expanding its frontiers.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Jan. 2026
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Paying the tax typically requires selling assets or borrowing against them, triggering capital gains taxes, leverage risks, and further distortions.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The affordability gain is small, diffuse, and uncertain, but the economic distortions are real and cumulative.
—Josh Appel, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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
The pardon weakens deterrence and signals that federal power, rather than correcting colonial distortions, can just as easily entrench them.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
By studying these distortions across large swathes of the universe, scientists can get closer to unmasking dark matter and its various hiding places.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
This opens the door to distortions, the possibility of blending details with other experiences and even creating beliefs about events that never actually happened.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Automating the most tractable problems Aside from recent publishing distortions, Evans’s analysis suggests that AI is largely automating the most tractable parts of science rather than expanding its frontiers.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distortions
Noun
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Though cranial deformations were not unheard of in Mesoamerica, researchers stressed that this type is less common than other types in the region — and unusually combines both tabular erect and tabular superior styles.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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Scientists in 2024 confirmed that Earth’s inner core reversed its spin, and in February 2025 the same team revealed changes to the inner core’s shape, with deformations in its shallowest level.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The genetic disorder is a connective tissue disease that leads to fragile bones and related complications like short stature, bone deformities, and fractures, per Mayo Clinic.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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Roots become dehydrated, and water stress causes stunting, deformities, and dieback.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Distortions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distortions. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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