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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
the candidate complained that his views had been deliberately garbled by his opponent
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as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
garbled spices are less likely to contaminate a recipe
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Recent Examples of garble
Data-poisoning tools like Nightshade, which can garble some AI outputs, may be a more effective solution for concerned artists.
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Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
Sometimes Flux repeats or garbles words, and sometimes new words are confabulated into place.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
Those calls were sparked by his dismal performance in a debate against the Republican Trump in late June, where Biden sometimes garbled his words and lost his train of thought, sparking concern his mental faculties were declining.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 July 2024
In a second portion excised from the interview, Biden garbled a description of Donald Trump's calls for the execution of five Black and Hispanic teens convicted in − and later exonerated for − an infamous 1990s gang rape.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
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Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
Sometimes Flux repeats or garbles words, and sometimes new words are confabulated into place.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
Those calls were sparked by his dismal performance in a debate against the Republican Trump in late June, where Biden sometimes garbled his words and lost his train of thought, sparking concern his mental faculties were declining.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 July 2024
In a second portion excised from the interview, Biden garbled a description of Donald Trump's calls for the execution of five Black and Hispanic teens convicted in − and later exonerated for − an infamous 1990s gang rape.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garble
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The Illusion Of Abundance In A Skewed Market This shift has profoundly distorted the venture deal landscape.—
Joseph Edgar,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the new court filing, phone records show Mortensen tried calling the other four roommates – but got no response – around the time when security camera from a residence close to the home picked up at 4:17 a.m. distorted audio of voices, a whimper, followed by a loud thud, and a barking dog.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, a genetically cautious person might be more selective about new experiences, filtering their environment differently.—
Dalton Conley,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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Especially if there is a fire, WebMD suggests using air purifiers or N95 masks or try filtering out the smoke pollutants.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed by members of the church in October 2024, stems from allegations that Gateway was not transparent with its finances and misrepresented how donations were spent despite generating $100 million in revenue in the past, according to The Christian Post.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2025
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Practicing Forgiveness—For Your Partner And Yourself Much like gratitude, forgiveness is commonly misrepresented.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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This article has been updated to clarify that the U.S. Department of Education erroneously listed The University of Tulsa instead of the University of Oklahoma, Tulsa School of Medicine.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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More discussions, and probably a phone call between the Russian and U.S. presidents, will be needed to clarify whether Mr. Putin’s slow-walking approach is just an attempt to bury the whole U.S. plan, or just evidence of an abundance of caution, experts say.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Mar. 2025
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His team developed a set of out-of-context reasoning tests to probe whether AI can extract implicit rules and act upon them without explicit examples.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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After abolition, the U.S. economy found new ways to extract labor from Black people: sharecropping, prison labor, and low-wage industrial labor.—
Banseka Kayembe,
refinery29.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Crypto audits have been a sore point for the crypto marketplace– with Prager Metis being fined and Armanino having to exit the service area in the aftermath of FTX – but this looks set to change given the buy-in and support from the highest levels of U.S. government.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The recent wave of criminalizing homelessness stems directly from the U.S. Supreme Court decision Grants Pass v. Johnson, a June ruling that allows municipalities to fine or arrest people experiencing homelessness for sleeping outside, even when no shelter is available.—
Bonnie Kahn Ognisanti,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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Long-term population monitoring and habitat assessments will provide the data needed to refine conservation efforts.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Jordan, a three-star wide receiver in high school, is arguably the best athlete in the Giants’ system and boasts a tantalizing combination of power and speed, but his future will hinge on his ability to refine his swing and approach.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Garble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garble. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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