1
as in distorting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
the candidate complained that his views had been deliberately garbled by his opponent
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2
as in filtering
to remove usually visible impurities from
garbled spices are less likely to contaminate a recipe
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The front has square glass block masonry on the lower half, which lets light in while reducing what's visible outside by distorting the view.—
Stefan Ionescu
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026 -
Kyle is just outing herself as a gossip and is distorting what everyone has to say to try to one-up Dorit in her own life.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Huge columns made of light pink and dove gray Tennessee marble shone in the evening light filtering in from the glass roof.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Testing well water regularly and correctly filtering it in a home can cost hundreds of dollars a year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Noem was removed from her position following demonstrable failures in her management of the Department of Homeland Security, including misrepresenting a $220 million advertising campaign to Congress and inadequate emergency response coordination.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Detectives reviewed the materials and obtained a warrant charging Melnick with harmful communications with a minor, enticing a minor and misrepresenting age to entice a minor.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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After an overly mopey Season 1, letting our series lead actually take pleasure in a life that most people can only dream about is a smart shift, but Tropper also gives Coop two distinct, disparate, and clarifying obstacles.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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Taryn Manning is clarifying an incident captured on video, and making accusations against the woman at the center of it all.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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And the largest tech companies in the world are extracting profit from it?—
Mark Olsen,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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In fact, many collagen supplements are made by extracting collagen from the bones, skin, and feet of chickens.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Garbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garbling. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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