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as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
highly fictionalized "memoirs" in which the facts were few and the mendacities many
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as in deceit
the tendency to tell lies
you need to overcome this deplorable mendacity, or no one will ever believe anything you say
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Recent Examples of mendacity
Many critics are displaying a combination of ignorance and mendacity, often with a significant dollop of anti-Jewish conspiracy theory.
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David Bernstein, National Review, 3 May 2024
The image, it was soon discovered, had been edited; every pixel was then examined for manipulation and possible mendacity.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Nonetheless, some level of mendacity is expected among informants working in a part of the world where misinformation is commonplace, forcing law enforcement officials to sift for germs of useful intelligence.
—Kenneth P. Vogel, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Morris has made a career out of finding truth in the apocryphal, in cutting through layers of delusion and mendacity or at least bringing the artificiality of those layers to the surface.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2023
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David Bernstein, National Review, 3 May 2024
The image, it was soon discovered, had been edited; every pixel was then examined for manipulation and possible mendacity.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Nonetheless, some level of mendacity is expected among informants working in a part of the world where misinformation is commonplace, forcing law enforcement officials to sift for germs of useful intelligence.
—Kenneth P. Vogel, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Morris has made a career out of finding truth in the apocryphal, in cutting through layers of delusion and mendacity or at least bringing the artificiality of those layers to the surface.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mendacity
Noun
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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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The secret to creating a unique look lies in the archives.—
Joy Montgomery,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
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Yet the findings of science challenged this way of thinking, and Kingsley grew increasingly uneasy with the deceit and parasitism science uncovered in the natural world.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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These, puppet masters could win an Emmy Award through deceit and coercion to further their own goals at the expense of others.—
Jason Walker,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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And, in Washington, the 2004 tale of love and short-term memory loss took the crown.—
Melissa Santos,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Bar-Kar tells this tale of love, loss, and life-altering lyricism with the same tenderness of Ian’s songwriting.—
Audra Heinrichs,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Her story is a testament to perseverance and unconditional love, reminding us that nothing is impossible.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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This story was originally published February 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM.—
Chadd Cripe,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Mendacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mendacity. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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