as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
the coral snake's attractive colors can mislead you into thinking that it is harmless
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Recent Examples of mislead
Results of the investigation, which reviewed whether Cruise representatives misled investigators or members of the media in discussing the incident, were published months later in a 105-page report.
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Michael Wayland,hayden Field, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump sued the outlet for $10 billion in a Texas federal court just days before the November election, alleging the editing of the interview intentionally confused and misled the public.
—Geoff Harris, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
The program has been criticized for misleading patients and overbilling the government.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2025
The footage has been a hit online, with many users commenting on how the video initially misled them before revealing the nosy parker's identity.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Minor leaguers and players trying to make the club out of spring can put up gaudy (deceiving) numbers against dubious competition.—
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The viewer may feel deceived for a moment, but most people know that trash talk is par for the course among sports fandoms.—
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Lohse even managed to fool historian Jonathan Petropoulos, who is at the center of the documentary, and spent years investigating Lohse, only to be tricked by him.—
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Was their advocacy for new energy sources just a ploy to fool their constituents and get reelected?—
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That difference between them proves rather problematic when Stuart tricks Ted into merging their firm with another that's coincidentally run by Ted's ex, Samantha (Rachelle Goulding), and then cuts his partner out of the deal.—
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Phishing emails, malware-laden attachments and fraudulent schemes now lurk within spam messages, tricking unsuspecting users into clicking malicious links, revealing sensitive information or even infecting their devices with ransomware and spyware.—
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“Mislead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislead. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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