distort
verb (used with object)
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.
is distorting
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present progressiveof distort (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Any assertion that the Mayor does not think smoke is dangerous is distorting her remarks and taking them out of context,” said Morales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
But wait: While AI is distorting economic growth, its contribution to that growth is itself distorted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Frank believes that lavish spending by the wealthy is distorting both the economy and society-at-large, affecting everyone up and down the income ladder — and contributing to this ongoing sense of dissatisfaction and frustration.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
That association, all three presidents said, is distorting financial conditions in ways that undercut the Fed’s mandate of stable prices.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
The story has not the stamp of probability, and it is more likely that Josephus is distorting the jealousies of the two commanders into the dimensions of civil strife.
From Josephus by Norman Bentwich
