misdescribe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdescribe
Verb
  • In fact, at least one state is promoting methods to cook the fish as a way to control its population.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
  • Once cooked, the meatballs are tender, juicy, and absorb all the garlicky flavor of the sauce, which is rich from Parmesan cheese and nicely balance with a little acidity from wine.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • In other cases, studies in the report were misrepresented, according to the researchers who conducted them.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
  • Its job is to present your skills and experience—your career story—in the best possible light without misrepresenting your qualifications.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • An earlier version misstated his status.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Due to the writer’s error, an earlier version of this story misstated and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s position on greenhouse gas emissions standards.
    Allen Best, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The district alleged that the documents were falsified.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 20 May 2025
  • Trump was convicted in Manhattan on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records—the only case against him to go to trial—but did not receive any punishment for his crimes, thanks to his election.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The health secretary also appeared to misspeak at the meeting, saying two people had died of the disease.
    DEVI SHASTRI AND AMANDA SEITZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Kennedy also seemed to misspeak in saying two people had died of measles.
    Amanda Seitz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But on the whole, many working in DEI argue that critics who call it discriminatory are fundamentally — and often willfully — misinterpreting their profession.
    Maria Aspan, NPR, 27 May 2025
  • Similarly, in an energy plant, an AI system designed to monitor equipment performance might misinterpret sensor data, overlooking a critical fault that could lead to catastrophic failure.
    Lucian Boldea, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Noise can distort observations and introduce uncertainties into the data, Zhang said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
  • The history of financial regulation has clarified the problems with this approach, but somehow that history still gets badly distorted.
    Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • Still, these bras were comfortable, durable, and camouflaged well underneath clothes.
    Michelle Rostamian, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • The short video shows a man and woman gliding across calm water on a paddleboard when an alligator, camouflaged along the bank, suddenly slips into the water just feet away.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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“Misdescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescribe. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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