mislead
verb (used with object)
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
is misleading
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present progressiveof mislead (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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According to the researchers, the label American "cheetah" is misleading in two ways.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
But Mr. Kaldellis shows that this appearance is misleading: The siege was a very close-run thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Calling Midjourney’s current product a “full-body” scan akin to an MRI is misleading because ultrasound technology cannot penetrate through thick bone structures, Topol noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
"The name is misleading, this isn't about your ovaries and that's one of the massive dangers."
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Similarly it is misleading to think of the rocks as flowing in anything like the way we think of materials flowing on the surface.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
