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as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not
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as in to refute
to prove to be false telephone records falsified his claim that he wasn't home that night
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Recent Examples of falsify In his argument, Bertocchi said witnesses at trial testified ComEd was not interested in listing subcontractor payments in records and the defendants should not have been convicted of falsifying records by simply omitting them. —
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 The legislation follows a Hearst investigation that found that 10 school systems in the state were employing armed security guards who falsified traffic citations, failed to report deadly pursuits or engaged in racial misconduct. —Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 Renault Shirley remembers the first time he was asked to falsify billing reports for Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center. —Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026 The lawsuit also accuses the hospital of falsifying Wilson’s medical records. —ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for falsify
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 The legislation follows a Hearst investigation that found that 10 school systems in the state were employing armed security guards who falsified traffic citations, failed to report deadly pursuits or engaged in racial misconduct. —Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 Renault Shirley remembers the first time he was asked to falsify billing reports for Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center. —Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026 The lawsuit also accuses the hospital of falsifying Wilson’s medical records. —ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for falsify
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Season one explores Luisa’s personal love letter to grief, the nuanced Asian American experience, and the often misrepresented people of Los Angeles.— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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People who felt misrepresented by it, especially politically.— Blair R. Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Hours after the Royals’ loss on Saturday, Perez refuted Quatraro’s reason for the day off.— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
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But international soccer's governing body has refuted those reports, responding directly to tweets from its media X account.— Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
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Through immersive sound, travel, and intimate interviews, Baudelaire journeys from Benin to Haiti and across the Haitian diaspora to uncover the true story of Vodou — a story of resistance, faith, and cultural survival that’s often been distorted by fear and colonial mythmaking.— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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This also distorts the definition of what success for these programs would look like.— Catherine Thorbecke, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/falsify. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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