distort
Example Sentences
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The U.S. economy did contract in the first quarter, but that result was distorted by a rush of imports as companies sought to stockpile goods ahead of tariffs.
He used sparse lighting to create ominous atmospheres in his work that he would punctuate with distorted images and unsettling ambient noises.
David had a tumor on his cheek that “distorted his face and slurred his speech.”
But many on Wall Street noted the reports, delayed by this fall’s government shutdown, offered a distorted readout on the economy.
As Thursday’s admittedly distorted consumer-price index report showed, inflation simply isn’t behaving badly.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
