Verb Politicians have been known to fudge the issues. The treasurer fudged the figures. It was later discovered that the researchers had fudged their data. Noun We bought three kinds of fudge. His response to these charges has been a series of denials and fudges.
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Verb
Don’t fudge your college major or minor, any of your certifications or degrees, or relevant work experience.Fortune, 1 June 2022 When former state health department employee Rebekah Jones claimed she was fired for refusing to fudge state Covid data to support the state’s reopening in spring 2020, national and local media outlets reported her allegations as fact. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 June 2022 The complexity of food and consumers’ bandwidth for information prompts most brands to fudge the facts with ambiguity and toothless terminology. Erik Oberholtzer, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2022 Perhaps the White House will try to fudge the issue or water down the proposal, but its basic stance is untenable and shows. James Freeman, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022 There were fewer new drugs approved because researchers could no longer fudge the data. Andy Kessler, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2022 Alternately, perhaps some future Treasury Secretary will persuade Europeans (and other governments) to fudge their interpretations of their own laws to suit political reality in Washington. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2022 Acosta-Córdova views the air quality ordinance as essentially theater, the environmental impact assessments as work companies can fudge to deflect community criticism. Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2021 History has taught us that people don’t typically fudge numbers unless there are compelling reasons–and there are plenty of compelling reasons to misstate ESG efforts.Fortune, 22 Nov. 2021
Noun
The eco-minded locavores at Fat Cat Creamery make their goodies from scratch (down to the hot fudge and warm praline sauce) with ingredients from Texas farms. Robin Soslow, Chron, 12 Sep. 2022 Complete this ultra-decadent French toast casserole recipe with powdered sugar, hot fudge, and fresh raspberries. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022 Then the pandemic hit, and suddenly stressed-out, homebound people wanted Velveeta for their queso, fudge and extra-cheesy mac and cheese. Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 13 Aug. 2022 There have also been lawsuits over the lack of real strawberries in strawberry Pop-Tarts, the fudge in Keebler cookies, and the provenance of the vanilla flavoring in A&W Root Beer. Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 25 May 2022 To lure us up Highland peaks known as Munros, our parents bribed us with tablet—Scottish fudge—and cans of bright orange Irn-Bru soda. Kate Maxwell, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 The shop touts elevated flavors like pavlova, vanilla caramel flan, and Daniel's chocolate, which combines chocolate gelato with chocolate cake, dulce de leche fudge and chocolate fudge. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 5 Aug. 2022 Slightly oxidized flavors of fudge brownies and maraschino cherries. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022 Her choices might also include the Cobb salad, hot fudge sundaes and fortune cookies, to name a few.Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022 See More