distort
Example Sentences
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These dark, active regions can distort observations by brightening certain wavelengths and hiding parts of the atmospheric signal.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
Progressive Christian voices, including influencer and commentator Tim Whitaker, described the comparison as “blasphemous,” reflecting a broader concern that religious language is being used in ways that distort core theological meaning.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
In January, he published a paper that found that advanced AI tools can disempower users and distort their sense of reality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
Valuing Micron is tricky because cyclical earnings distort traditional price-to-earnings snapshots.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
As the bricks appear and move outward, they distort the cell, causing it to bulge and change shape, and finally the cell pops—it bursts and dies.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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