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misspoke

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In the video, Brown misspoke slightly on the number of turkeys killed each year for consumption.

Ryan has said he misspoke, but I doubt it—he probably does think first about black inner-city men when he thinks about poverty.

That's an ugly word to apply to a basic human right to health and life; but Cruz spoke, or misspoke, a basic truth.

Hagel: I Misspoke on ‘Jewish Lobby’                                         12:12 p.m.

Akin does, in fact, say that he misspoke, and that he meant to say “forcible rape,” not “legitimate rape.”

I misspoke—it was the 24th of November rather than the 25th.

Miss Condelick Smith called it dinner: she misspoke herself.

Excuse me; I just wondered if you misspoke—you said they were sentimental and serious, did you intend both of those words?

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On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to misspoke, such as: deceive, mislead, misrepresent, promote, beguile, and bs.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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