as in misrepresentation
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as in weaseling
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
the candidate was criticized for fudging on most of the questions during the debate
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as in cheating
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
she's been fudging on her taxes for years
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as in misrepresenting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
fudged the facts about his educational background so he could get the position
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Lars Baron/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe The ski jumping world remains embroiled in controversy stemming from a cheating scandal that was announced this week, initially involving a few members of the Norwegian team.—
Manuela López Restrepo,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025 -
Netflix’s first season of Temptation Island was filled with cheating men, frustrated women, and lots of flashing red lights as folks repeatedly hooked up in an outdoor tent.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Book, of the Homeless Trust, flatly rejected suggestions that the hostel was a security concern, calling them a political fabrication.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2025
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The bill, which passed out of the Senate unanimously, would instruct the Department of Industrial Relations to adopt training programs for best practices for stone fabrication workers and develop a certification process with safety and training standards.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
9 June 2025
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“Fudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fudging. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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