as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
the coral snake's attractive colors can mislead you into thinking that it is harmless
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Recent Examples of mislead
In addition to UnitedHealth Group, the lawsuit named Chief Executive Andrew Witty and Chief Financial Officer John Rex as co-defendants, alleging they were directly involved in the dissemination of misleading information to investors during the affected period.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
This is a perfect storm for misleading children, who may be particularly trusting of more natural-sounding, conversational content.
—Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
The suit, brought by investor Roberto Faller, accused it of misleading shareholders by failing to disclose the impact of public backlash following the killing of Thompson.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The last few months have borne witness to AI systems learning to mislead, cheat, and try to evade shutdown—even resorting to blackmail.
—Harry Booth, Time, 3 June 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
This is a perfect storm for misleading children, who may be particularly trusting of more natural-sounding, conversational content.
—Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
The suit, brought by investor Roberto Faller, accused it of misleading shareholders by failing to disclose the impact of public backlash following the killing of Thompson.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The last few months have borne witness to AI systems learning to mislead, cheat, and try to evade shutdown—even resorting to blackmail.
—Harry Booth, Time, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mislead
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Notably, 40 percent acknowledged faking activity to deceive monitoring systems, suggesting a struggle to maintain consistent performance outside traditional office settings.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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So there’s an interesting, dark comedy element to people that are deceiving themselves.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Reyes was a nice spring training story, but the Yankees were fooled by meaningless February and March stats.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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But don't be fooled, as these texts are sophisticated scams designed to steal your personal information or money.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Geragos asked Jane about presents that Diddy lavished upon her, for example, seemingly to suggest that his gift-giving indicated a romantic relationship, not a ruse to trick her into kink.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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Phishing pages masquerade as banks, auction sites, and other sensitive sites, hoping to trick victims into logging in.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
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“Mislead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislead. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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