as in to misrepresent
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
that Hollywood anecdote has been misrelated so many times that at this point no one knows what was actually said
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Republican lawmakers have largely rallied around Trump, accusing Democrats of misrepresenting the legislation.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 July 2025 -
The claims misrepresent both the nature and scale of violence affecting white farmers.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Anyone claiming otherwise is distorting the truth to justify and reward discriminatory behavior.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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But so have the forces pushing patients toward compounding in the first place: brand drugs priced out of reach, limited insurance coverage, and middlemen who distort access.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Misrelate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misrelate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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