garbling

verb

present participle of garble
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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  1. distorting
  2. filtering
  3. misrepresenting
  4. clarifying
  5. extracting
Verb
  • Weil writes of attention as a way of engaging with the world without the distorting lens of the ego.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • The orchid doubles in her view, the room around her distorting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of distorting
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  • Anthropic, citing both legal obligation and the technical impossibility of filtering users by nationality in real time, shut both models down globally despite their value.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Your lymphatic system has been running quietly in the background your whole life, filtering waste, shuttling immune cells and moving fluid that your circulatory system leaves behind.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
Definition of filtering
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  • Lawyers can face serious sanctions, including Florida Bar complaints, for citing nonexistent cases or misrepresenting prior rulings.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026
  • At the same time, organizations can't assume every candidate is misrepresenting themselves simply because AI was involved somewhere in the process.
    — Casey Marquette, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of misrepresenting
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  • German courts are clarifying a gray area in the 2024 cannabis reform regarding the legal status of cannabis cuttings.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • After Micah’s birth, Lauryn posted a statement on X clarifying that Rohan was not her newborn's father.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Definition of clarifying
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  • The government is also extracting data from devices that law enforcement recently seized, Winik added.
    — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 2 July 2026
  • The organizations extracting the most value have redesigned workflows around what AI makes possible.
    — Ahsan Shah, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of extracting
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“Garbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garbling. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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