as in misrepresentation
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Recent Examples of misreport
Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The other experiments used a tax evasion game that incentivized participants to misreport their earnings to get a bigger payout.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
Sometimes, the lender may misreport.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The other experiments used a tax evasion game that incentivized participants to misreport their earnings to get a bigger payout.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreport
Noun
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The second ground is concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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From misrepresentation about what the food actually is to difficulties with the accessibility of certain ingredients, many Japanese restaurants fail to get established and scale up.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Objects were frequently distorted or missing key components.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Their shapes often distort as one galaxy exerts tidal forces on the other.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That misstatement surely deceived nobody.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There was backlash online to the clip, as some fans felt the team shouldn’t mislead anyone willing to show up and watch the 17-59 team.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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Investigators say Laura not only misled doctors but also built an entire story online.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company’s website on the contract negotiations addresses misinformation shared online about the negotiation process and the use of contractors.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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App stores, hosting providers, cloud services and internet infrastructure companies are also enabling the dissemination of this misinformation and propaganda.—
Steven Stalinsky,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The specifications on the Neo can be deceiving.—
Dwight Silverman,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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Klipsch Austin Portable Bluetooth Speaker Deal Don't be deceived by the small Klipsch Austin portable speaker.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is a ridiculous lie and desperate attempt to distract from the pedophile protection party’s unpopular war of choice, increasing gas prices and rapidly dropping polling numbers.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Just as lies were used to justify our attack on Iraq over 20 years ago.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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An inspection of the commercial vehicle's records showed that the electronic logging records were falsified, police said.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sophia’s grandmother later sued Alameda County in April 2023, claiming the agency failed time and again to protect the child, breaking more than a dozen state child welfare regulations and later falsifying records to cover their tracks.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Misreport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreport. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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