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February 1, 2022

Word of the Day: Garble

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Word of the Day : February 1, 2022

garble \GAR-bul\ verb

What It Means

Garble means "to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning."

// The text on the television was garbled, but viewers could still decipher what was being said.

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Aired February 1, 2022

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