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as in distorting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
this summary seriously misrepresents the general tone and substance of the speech
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as in obscuring
to give a misleading impression of
deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case
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Recent Examples of misrepresenting
Prosecutors accused Zhu and a co-conspirator of misrepresenting to buyers that UMI and PBI could make up to 100,000 COVID-19 test kits per week in the United States.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Borrower Defense is a discharge program for federal student loans that allows borrowers to request cancellation on the basis of certain forms of school misconduct, such as misrepresenting admissions selectivity or program costs, or lying about graduate earnings and career prospects.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
But in 2015, Holmes was exposed for misleading investors and misrepresenting the efficacy of Theranos’s technology following a series of articles in the Wall Street Journal.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Homeowners sometimes sue insurers for allegedly misrepresenting the extent of their coverage.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
In response, some on the right charged that the Times and its allies in academia were negatively misrepresenting American history.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
In November 2023, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin began investigating First Choice Women’s Resource Center to see whether the nonprofit had violated state consumer fraud laws by misrepresenting its services to clients, donors and the public.
—Carly Thomsen, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Evans also paid a $62,500 fine to the State of Colorado for misrepresenting the hand sanitizer.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
He was sentenced to seven years in prison in May after an August 2024 conviction for his role in what the Justice Department described as a scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors by misrepresenting the performance of three private equity funds.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Borrower Defense is a discharge program for federal student loans that allows borrowers to request cancellation on the basis of certain forms of school misconduct, such as misrepresenting admissions selectivity or program costs, or lying about graduate earnings and career prospects.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
But in 2015, Holmes was exposed for misleading investors and misrepresenting the efficacy of Theranos’s technology following a series of articles in the Wall Street Journal.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Homeowners sometimes sue insurers for allegedly misrepresenting the extent of their coverage.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
In response, some on the right charged that the Times and its allies in academia were negatively misrepresenting American history.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
In November 2023, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin began investigating First Choice Women’s Resource Center to see whether the nonprofit had violated state consumer fraud laws by misrepresenting its services to clients, donors and the public.
—Carly Thomsen, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Evans also paid a $62,500 fine to the State of Colorado for misrepresenting the hand sanitizer.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
He was sentenced to seven years in prison in May after an August 2024 conviction for his role in what the Justice Department described as a scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors by misrepresenting the performance of three private equity funds.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misrepresenting
Verb
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Since his return to office in 2025, this firehose of lies has only accelerated, distorting everything from economic data to constitutional law.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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No Man's Sky creates entire galaxies by distorting archetypes through procedural variation.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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An exhibition in Beijing delving into anonymity, a key code of the house stemming back to the founder Martin Margiela’s Greta Garbo-like ways — and the face-obscuring masks that have been a feature of the brand since the Belgian maverick arrived on the international fashion scene.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The shooters were in the parked Chevrolet Equinox for three minutes and 19 seconds before getting out, carrying rifles and with fabric obscuring their faces.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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Within days of these online solicitations, the August 10 incident occurred where the suspect arrived at the victim’s address wearing a mask and gloves, possibly concealing a firearm and inquired about the victim.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Iranian economy is a grand hall of mirrors, concealing criminal theft on an epic scale.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Both teens are hiding secrets; Johnny, a potentially devastating injury and Shannon, a troubled and violent homelife.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The discovery of unusually warm molecular hydrogen in these LLAGN is a testament to the unexpected complexity hiding in plain sight.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Adapting and expanding upon a lean Don Winslow novella, Layton adds many sometimes unnecessarily complex ingredients to the pot, with characters intersecting and allegiances and motivations often contradicting one another.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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Videos later surfaced contradicting their statements.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Misrepresenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrepresenting. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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