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 not only has misstated intelligence about Iran’s military potential. —
Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026 This story has been updated to remove a sentence about the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ current budget, which misstated its value and size relative to recent years. —ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026 An earlier version of this story misstated which organization launched the field trip program. —Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026 The location of one of the Kobo Sessions was also misstated. —Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misstate
Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026 This story has been updated to remove a sentence about the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ current budget, which misstated its value and size relative to recent years. —ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026 An earlier version of this story misstated which organization launched the field trip program. —Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026 The location of one of the Kobo Sessions was also misstated. —Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misstate
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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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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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