misreport 1 of 2

noun

Definition of misreportnext
as in misrepresentation

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verb

as in to distort

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Recent Examples of misreport
Verb
Sometimes, the lender may misreport. — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 The other experiments used a tax evasion game that incentivized participants to misreport their earnings to get a bigger payout. — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreport
  1. misrepresentation
  2. distort
  3. misstatement
  4. mislead
  5. misinformation
  6. deceive
  7. lie
  8. falsify
Noun
  • Under federal law, citizenship obtained through concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation can be revoked through civil denaturalization proceedings.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The ability to dam at least some of the daily overflow of misinformation and misrepresentation is one of the reasons for Pangram’s success and adoption, but Warner said that comes at a cost.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of misrepresentation
Verb
  • However, attaching a metal wire directly to the delicate plasma filament would distort its structure.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Americans may disagree on solutions, but many share the belief that financial incentives have distorted the system beyond recognition.
    — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of distort
Noun
  • The reference to the co-defendant's YOS sentence was mistakenly included in some communication out of our office based on a previous misstatement and was not part of the Governor's decision process.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Lee Watson, in the email, said Burns never represented the board in the lawsuit and telling the court otherwise is a misstatement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026
Definition of misstatement
Verb
  • The speakers accused Cofer of exploiting fears surrounding immigration enforcement and misleading Latino voters about Guerra’s record.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In one case, the program paid out more than $50 million to an electric vehicle company after its former chief executive was indicted on suspicion of misleading investors, Briscoe reports.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of mislead
Noun
  • But the broad use of AI without much restriction or regulation has raised concern among both candidates and researchers about the spread of misinformation from the ads.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • New Mexico prosecutors also argued that Facebook allowed misinformation or violent content to proliferate on the platform.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of misinformation
Verb
  • But looks are deceiving in this case – just like the 3X Plus and 3X before it, the trailer stretches out via three individual telescopic segments that emerge at the push of a button.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Facebook's lawyers argued that the state failed to prove whether people were actually harmed by these deceiving statements.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of deceive
Noun
  • The ad also accuses his Democratic opponent, Brian Poindexter, of telling lies about him.
    — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The allegations hurled by state officials against Orange County were based on flat-out lies.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of lie
Verb
  • The agreement also suspends for 20 years a potential sentence of 3 ½ to 7 years for attempting to falsify evidence.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Oum and Choe were indicted on hundreds of counts, including health care fraud and falsifying business records.
    — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of falsify

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“Misreport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreport. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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