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cheese

[cheez] / tʃiz /
VERB
misrepresent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confuse cover up disguise distort exaggerate falsify misinterpret misstate overstate skew
STRONG
adulterate angle beard belie blarney cloak color con dress embellish embroider equivocate garble mangle mask overdraw palter pervert pirate prevaricate promote puff slant snow stretch twist warp
WEAK
blow smoke build up miscolor misreport phony up trump up
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest leave alone represent reveal straighten uncover

Example Sentences

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In the 20th arrondissement, the typical dish of the Aveyron is aligot, a simple combination of Tomme de vache cheese, potatoes, butter and garlic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Thomas Pynchon hasn’t lost a step with his 1930s tale about the misadventures of a Milwaukee cheese heiress and the detective that travels to proto-fascist Budapest to find her.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

However, the quality of his opponents then compared to those he meets in the Grand National is chalk and cheese.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

I once ordered it at a chain restaurant that shall remain diplomatically unnamed, only to discover that it was functionally identical to the toddler’s mac and cheese at our table.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

For probably the millionth time in my life, I wondered why everyone else got watertight brains, while mine was apparently Swiss cheese.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin