as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media
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Recent Examples of misstate
Trump said, misstating the length of the four-year terms for chairs.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
An earlier version of this article misstated the country where Traveler’s Company is based.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated the death toll in the November crash of a UPS cargo flight.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
The article misstated the size of Kaiser Permanente's new Parker offices.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
An earlier version of this article misstated the country where Traveler’s Company is based.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
An earlier version of this story misstated the death toll in the November crash of a UPS cargo flight.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
The article misstated the size of Kaiser Permanente's new Parker offices.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstate
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Under Arizona’s Consumer Fraud Act, businesses can’t misrepresent their products.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Wang also misrepresented herself as holding current aesthetician, massage therapist and hair salon licenses on a loan application to the American Lending Center, the DA's office said.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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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,
11 Feb. 2026
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Zhiwei Zhang, president and chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management, said the data was distorted by the timing of the Lunar New Year, which falls in mid-February this year after taking place in January last year.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Misstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstate. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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