as in to deceive
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
would I lie to you about that?
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as in tale
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
he wanted to deny the accusation, but he couldn't tell a lie
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Recent Examples of lie
Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
While these statistics may have caused some to question its success as an integrated institution, the hospital’s true impact lay in providing Black doctors and nurses with first-class training.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
After being exposed as a fraud, Gibson attempted to wipe all traces of her lies from the internet.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Becker was found guilty of leaking the report to the NFL team as well as a local news outlet, and then lying about it while under oath.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
While these statistics may have caused some to question its success as an integrated institution, the hospital’s true impact lay in providing Black doctors and nurses with first-class training.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
Oftentimes people are incarcerated, or fired because of lies.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
After being exposed as a fraud, Gibson attempted to wipe all traces of her lies from the internet.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie
Noun
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Icelandic helmer Baltasar Kormákur directed the first episode and was heavily involved in the series, which brings an historical tale of Harold, Earl of Wessex (Norton), and William, Duke of Normandy (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), to life.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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Notably, there was zero mention of Baldoni or his company, Wayfarer Studios, which had brought on Sony to market and distribute their adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel about a woman caught up in an intertwining tale of new love and domestic abuse.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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In the red light district of Paris sits a viral, visually stunning basketball court that has become revered, as Eduardo Tansley writes in a fun story today.—
Alex Kirshner,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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This story was originally published February 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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He's been criticized for spreading misinformation Misinformation experts say Bongino has used his platform to spread conspiracy theories and falsehoods, including about the Mueller investigation, the COVID-19 pandemic and Trump's 2020 election loss.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps most critically, AI hallucinations can introduce inaccuracies or falsehoods at scale, a phenomenon that can rapidly degrade trust in an era already vulnerable to misinformation.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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However, the world of sports betting is not always a fairy tale.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Kidman's fairy tale life turns into a twisted fable in the trailer for her latest thriller, Holland.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Lie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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