misreport
Example Sentences
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The signals caused the equipment to misreport the aircraft’s location.
From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2023
A confusing layout on the 2010 census form led some census takers to misreport the genders of opposite-sex couples, falsely inflating the number of same-sex households.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2022
They also routinely exaggerate or misreport their progress, the New Climate Institute report says.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2022
Taxpayers rarely misreport their wages and salaries, because their employers send their W-2 to the government.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2021
Someone out of jealousy or pique or utter inability to understand stern justice, will misrepresent his actions and misreport him for doing his duty.
From The Rhodesian by Page, Gertrude
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.