1
as in to misrepresent
to give a misleading impression of
his bright smile belied his actual mood, which was really one of great sadness
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2
as in to refute
to prove to be false
the latest information belies the old theory
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as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
the security council issued false assurances that belied the true gravity of the situation
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Recent Examples of belie
But the hype that surrounds them belies the facts that must be included in any thorough analysis.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
That said, Michigan's competitiveness in recent elections belies the state's 30-year streak of electing only Democrats to the Senate (the last Republican to win was Spencer Abraham in 1994).
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025
So Far Quaid’s aw-shucks affability belies his constantly turning brain and his ambition to stretch beyond the bounds of what he’s done before.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
His casual delivery belies the melancholy lurking beneath his family pride.
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—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
That said, Michigan's competitiveness in recent elections belies the state's 30-year streak of electing only Democrats to the Senate (the last Republican to win was Spencer Abraham in 1994).
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025
So Far Quaid’s aw-shucks affability belies his constantly turning brain and his ambition to stretch beyond the bounds of what he’s done before.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
His casual delivery belies the melancholy lurking beneath his family pride.
55.
—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belie
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The firm has accused him of misrepresenting his role, and Fishback is countersuing for defamation.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Fact check: Post misrepresents satirical petition as $1 trillion offer for California Heusgen debunked the claim in the Facebook post in a Feb. 17 X post, explaining that his show of emotion was related to his retirement as chairman, not Vance's statements.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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While Kansas public health officials called it the largest U.S. concentration of the disease since recording began in the 1950s, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has refuted this, citing two larger episodes in the past.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Nicole’s lawyer, Bruce Weil of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, refutes that claim, saying that Dr. Wertheim never made such an offer.—
Kerry A. Dolan,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2025
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The fact this all plays out in real-time heightens that effect considerably, sweeping us up in the maelstrom of Hart’s bravado thanks to Hawke’s signature charm, even if it is undercut by something else barely concealed below the surface.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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Russia has to contend with a scenario where any shipping container in Ukraine – and there are tens of thousands - could potentially be concealing one of these systems.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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There is also no record of its business name on a database of online companies and its website is registered to a private domain in Holland, obscuring its true origin.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The average obscures significant variation, though.—
Meg Wingerter,
The Denver Post,
14 Feb. 2025
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Sen both understood Oberon’s desire to hide a secret and recognized a trace of her South Asian accent.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Alongside Marvel movie veterans Wesley Snipes as Blade and Jennifer Garner as Elektra, Tatum plays Gambit as a hero hiding in The Void, waiting for his chance to strike at the sadistic Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin).—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Belie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belie. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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