as in deceives
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 misleads
Hughes said people can still go to court if a drug company misleads the public or commits fraud.
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Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
The realtors argue that the ballot measure, called Amendment 4, misleads voters by burying its true intent — the direct democracy overhaul — under other bullet points.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
False fall is a brief cool-down in late August or early September that often misleads people.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misleads
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In a statement issued Friday, the commission accused X of using its 'blue checkmark' in a way that deceives users.—
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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.—
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One of the dangers of the Midwestern climate is a late-winter warm spell that thaws the soil and tricks bulbs and other plants into sprouting too early.—
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This tricks incoming missiles into targeting the decoy instead of the actual jet.—
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“Misleads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misleads. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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