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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misstatement
Noun
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In a later era, McCarthy would have been accused of spreading misinformation and attacking free speech.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025 -
Recently, however, the company found itself at the center of a cultural flashpoint—not because of a product failure, but because of the digital age’s volatile ecosystem of misinformation.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The sentiment speaks to what Urban Jürgensen has long understood, that the value of a timepiece lies as much in emotion as in engineering.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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For no other reason than being entranced by Putin's lies and flirtations.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Because the global economy is confidently transforming into a knowledge economy: Its foundation consists of innovations, technologies and data, which, without exaggeration, can be called the oil of the 21st century.—
Olena Orliuk,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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What followed on Tuesday was an hour and a half filled with many familiar falsehoods and exaggerations about his accomplishments, including on tariffs, immigration and his rollback of Biden administration policies.—
Linda Qiu,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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In addition to being a crucial group, the measure also avoids some of the demographic distortions associated with other methods.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Built on manic, strobing guitars and undulating waves of distortion, the music feels both cutting and brutalizing.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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“Misstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatement. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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