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misguide(verb, promote, fake, deceive, lie)
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nit-pick(dispute, avoid, shift, wrangle, carp)
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nitpick(dispute, shift, hedge, equivocate, quibble)
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overdraw(verb, promote, fake, plant, twist)
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pervert(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter)
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