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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
"the sky is purple" is an untrue statement
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as in false
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
untrue to his country in its time of need
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Recent Examples of untrue
Ramsey also said rhetoric that Trump is a racist rings untrue.
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Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
But the vast majority of them were found to be untrue.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
In response to the bored faces of the House’s visitors, Lettice begins to spin wildly fanciful – and untrue – tales of the hall’s history, delighting the tourists but running afoul of the rather stern official from the Preservation Trust.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
The Republican ticket’s untrue rumors about Haitians in Springfield reflects a long history of prejudice toward Haitians in the United States.
—Nathan H. Dize, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2024
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Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
But the vast majority of them were found to be untrue.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
In response to the bored faces of the House’s visitors, Lettice begins to spin wildly fanciful – and untrue – tales of the hall’s history, delighting the tourists but running afoul of the rather stern official from the Preservation Trust.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
The Republican ticket’s untrue rumors about Haitians in Springfield reflects a long history of prejudice toward Haitians in the United States.
—Nathan H. Dize, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrue
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Ross reportedly threatened to fire officials who oversee the National Weather Service after forecasters tried to correct an erroneous hurricane warning from Trump.Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
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Checking for fraud Be careful with this one, because there are a lot of erroneous reports during the election season.John Brandon, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Bear in mind that his campaign was replete with false claims — about immigration, jobs, inflation, crime and more.Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Oz is the Penguin now — like everyone in Batman’s Rogues Gallery, a caricature of his own trauma, drawn to criminal means of false liberation.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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This is inaccurate, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Scott Keeter, senior fellow at the Pew Research Center, that polls in 2020 and 2016 were inaccurate because Trump supporters opt out of surveys due to distrust in institutions like the mainstream media and polling organizations.Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Simultaneously, Hal is on a call with President Rayburn to brief him on Penn's traitorous schemes.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Assassinations first target Republicans deemed traitorous.Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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And when Reuters reported in April that Tesla had canceled plans for a $25,000 EV to focus on its robotaxi, Musk said the article was incorrect.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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But that hasn’t quieted Burgess, who says incorrect voter data wound up in the new system.Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
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But when compared to last year’s unreliable defense that failed to close out numerous close games, much less help accelerate blowouts, what the unit is doing this year is a breath of fresh air in Boulder.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Wendy’s revealed that this AI system helped power its recent $1 Frosty promotion, which took aim at competitors’ unreliable ice cream machines.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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While his mom and dad knew something was wrong, doctors said Elijah was fine — then he was diagnosed with a brain tumor.Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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That's because pollsters failed to capture support for Trump in 2016 and 2020, so to avoid being wrong again are likely weighing the polls in his favor.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrue. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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