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as in misrepresented
to give a misleading impression of
his bright smile belied his actual mood, which was really one of great sadness
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as in refuted
to prove to be false
the latest information belies the old theory
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as in obscured
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 belied
The calm at the site belied the violence and seismic magnitude of what happened here.
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Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
So, the premise of the program, school choice, is belied by reality.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Claims that this was merely a defensive expansion were belied by NATO’s bombing of Serbia, a Russian ally, in 1999.
—Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
So, the premise of the program, school choice, is belied by reality.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Claims that this was merely a defensive expansion were belied by NATO’s bombing of Serbia, a Russian ally, in 1999.
—Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belied
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Most recently, Nance misrepresented the status of the investigation in a questionnaire sent to her by the League of Women Voters.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
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Just think of the serpent in the Garden of Eden who misrepresented God's command not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil to entice the first humans to do just that.Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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But the Biden administration has refuted the claims from the energy industry and states.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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The former president has also stated that Americans broadly support the issue being decided by the states, which is decisively refuted by all reliable public polling.Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Adra said international focus on the widening conflict has obscured frightening developments in the West Bank.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
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Only from inside that path is the sun entirely obscured by the moon's shadow for a few minutes.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Joaquin Phoenix’s homes are as concealed as his private life.Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
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Hussein Al Bashir, a representative of Palestinian group Fatah, was killed the following month in Cyprus by a bomb concealed in his hotel bed.David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Physical evidence that ice sheets covered the interior of continents in warm equatorial regions had eluded scientists – until now.Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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No significant changes in internal controls over financial reporting were noted during the period covered by the report.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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If so, keep in mind that this is happening to remind you of your adaptability and the natural inclination to take action that’s been suppressed for far too long.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
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The court rebuffed arguments that prosecutors suppressed evidence of a batch of ammunition, some of which matched the bullets found on the set of the production.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Belied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belied. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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