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as in distorted
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not
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as in refuted
to prove to be false
telephone records falsified his claim that he wasn't home that night
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Recent Examples of falsified
No details were given regarding which documents were allegedly falsified.
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Wenger, prosecutors argue, betrayed his oath and his city, and falsified police reports to avoid responsibility for his actions.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
This gives the false impression that scientific progress comes only in paradigm-shifting insights that overturn previous thinking, and that all new hypotheses are equally probable until falsified.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
The audit came as the federal government was investigating job placement rates at several other for-profit colleges and issuing severe penalties to those who falsified their numbers.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Wenger, prosecutors argue, betrayed his oath and his city, and falsified police reports to avoid responsibility for his actions.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
This gives the false impression that scientific progress comes only in paradigm-shifting insights that overturn previous thinking, and that all new hypotheses are equally probable until falsified.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
The audit came as the federal government was investigating job placement rates at several other for-profit colleges and issuing severe penalties to those who falsified their numbers.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsified
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Objects were frequently distorted or missing key components.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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One slide showed the Pirates of the Caribbean alum on a FaceTime call with Daisy, whose face was distorted by a funny filter and framed by blonde side bangs.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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The investigation is based on debunked fraud claims, as local election officials have already refuted the allegations of discrepancies by explaining that the citizens group’s analysis relied on incomplete data.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jones, who lived in San Francisco for years before moving to Napa, refuted the insinuation of carpetbagging.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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The suit claimed David severely misrepresented the calorie and fat content of each bar, which allegedly has 400% more fat and 80% more calories than advertised.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Lithgow didn’t elaborate on what had been misrepresented about Rowling’s views.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Falsified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsified. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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