as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
we were lucky not to be taken in by his duplicity
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Recent Examples of duplicity
Rather than examine Berg’s many duplicities, or the context for his behavior, Children of God gives his victims a platform to work through their trauma.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 July 2024
Premiering in 2004, Project Runway was instrumental in ushering in a new style of reality competition based on skill rather than duplicity and cynicism.
—EW.com, 21 July 2024
The war has revealed the duplicity of the great powers in dealing with identical things in two different countries.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2024
The artistry, duplicity, and histrionics are comical, entertaining, and audacious.
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 July 2024
Premiering in 2004, Project Runway was instrumental in ushering in a new style of reality competition based on skill rather than duplicity and cynicism.
—EW.com, 21 July 2024
The war has revealed the duplicity of the great powers in dealing with identical things in two different countries.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2024
The artistry, duplicity, and histrionics are comical, entertaining, and audacious.
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicity
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The series is inspired by the book The Woman Who Fooled the World by journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano, who helped uncover the details of Gibson's deception.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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That allowed the filmmakers to carefully choreograph her movements as her candy shop killer creates her lethal deceptions.Will Tizard, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
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The film depicts a struggling impersonator of P. Ramlee, Malaysia’s most famous film director, who lives a life of deceit while trying to pay off debts and save his sister’s life.Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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Entrepreneurs, as well as their investors, partners, and employees risk becoming complicit in deceit when reality does not meet expectations.IESE Business School, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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July 29 - Protests break out in several Venezuelan cities after Nicolas Maduro is formally declared the winner by the county’s electoral authority in a presidential race marred by accusations of electoral fraud.CNN, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Witkoff testified in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud suit against Trump in November 2023 and spoke at the Republican National Convention in July.Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Known for his slow, methodical in-ring style and chilling promos, Roberts played a brilliant heel, often manipulating opponents with his cunning.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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The movie’s costume designer Tom Broecker says the change highlights the lethal cunning that lurks below the character’s beauty.Alexandra Willingham, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Duplicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicity. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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