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as in weaseling
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
the candidate was criticized for fudging on most of the questions during the debate
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as in cheating
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
she's been fudging on her taxes for years
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as in misrepresenting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
fudged the facts about his educational background so he could get the position
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as in misrepresentation
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Recent Examples of fudging
Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
This can be done daily, making the sensors timely and not subject to fudging or underreporting.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Trump alleged over Truth Social that the District has been fudging statistics to create the appearance that crime was on the decline.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
But the number-fudging didn’t end there.
—Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
Kennedy accused Monarez of fudging the reason she was dismissed.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
This can be done daily, making the sensors timely and not subject to fudging or underreporting.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Trump alleged over Truth Social that the District has been fudging statistics to create the appearance that crime was on the decline.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fudging
Verb
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The documents included disciplinary information and reportedly showed that Sherrill was barred from walking at her 1994 graduation after refusing to inform on classmates involved in a cheating scandal.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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In backrooms, there was none of the surveillance tech that reputable casinos use to catch players cheating.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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The settlement alleged that TFG Holding violated state consumer protection laws by misrepresenting the price consumers could expect to pay for products advertised on the company’s websites.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Evans also paid a $62,500 fine to the State of Colorado for misrepresenting the hand sanitizer.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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So the investors are suing her and Joggy for securities fraud, misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, breach of contract and more.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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This misrepresentation appears to have been a central element in persuading Craig Lampley to agree to transfer ownership.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Other factors may also be distorting reports of public support for political violence.—
Ryan Kennedy,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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Still, another way to view it is that AI is the latest tool in humanity’s long history of shaping and distorting narratives.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
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The benefits of variation An evolutionary theory called bet-hedging suggests that in an unpredictable environment, having options can be less risky.—
Shraddha Lall,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
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Other actors stacked up projects like poker chips, supplementing TV work with movies, theatre gigs, or branding deals, feverishly hedging against the risks of a shrinking industry.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Traditional fabrication methods often fail to maintain nanoscale uniformity in lithium electrode production.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Requiring over 20 hours of fabrication time, this lustrous dial is produced via the application of numerous layers of vitreous enamel and multiple firings in a kiln measuring between 800 degrees and 900 degrees Celsius.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Fudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fudging. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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