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as in misrepresents
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 refutes
to prove to be false
the latest information belies the old theory
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as in conceals
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 belies
First opened in 1971, the resort is now celebrating 55 years as a Hill Country destination—but its age belies its energy.
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Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Naturally, this latter conceit also belies the African influence that made European modernism possible.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
First, Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev in five sets – 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (4-7), 7-5 – after five hours and 27 minutes on court, but even that long scoreline belies the drama of a semifinal that demanded so much from both players.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
His unassuming demeanor belies the fact that his generations-spanning music has been lauded by The New York Times and Billboard.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
There’s a casual, authoritative swing to their performance that belies the stylistic range on the record; the songs touch upon different traditions, yet all sound of a piece.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
But his football knowledge belies his age.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
But Avatar's box office dominance belies a concerning set of stats for anyone invested in the future of the franchise.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
Bam Adebayo said there is a maturity there that belies Jakucionis’ youth.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2026
Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Naturally, this latter conceit also belies the African influence that made European modernism possible.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
First, Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev in five sets – 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (4-7), 7-5 – after five hours and 27 minutes on court, but even that long scoreline belies the drama of a semifinal that demanded so much from both players.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
His unassuming demeanor belies the fact that his generations-spanning music has been lauded by The New York Times and Billboard.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
There’s a casual, authoritative swing to their performance that belies the stylistic range on the record; the songs touch upon different traditions, yet all sound of a piece.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
But his football knowledge belies his age.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
But Avatar's box office dominance belies a concerning set of stats for anyone invested in the future of the franchise.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
Bam Adebayo said there is a maturity there that belies Jakucionis’ youth.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belies
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Following a misleading report on hospital finances, The Denver Post published an editorial that misrepresents UCHealth’s role in caring for Colorado patients and misstates key facts about our financial operations.—
Elizabeth B. Concordia,
Denver Post,
29 Dec. 2025
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The Washington Post is currently pioneering the field of AI slop podcasts, allowing users to generate audio content that, according to staffers, is full of errors and misrepresents articles by the newspaper’s actual reporters.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
14 Dec. 2025
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Browsh refutes the idea the NFL chose Bad Bunny as a political stunt.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Data consistently refutes the idea that theaters and streaming are in a zero-sum battle for different audiences.—
Joseph M. Singer,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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The portrait of a woman who represses and conceals a rape struck a chord as the #MeToo movement took off and put Trobisch on the map.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The wooden bench includes a removable lid that conceals additional storage space.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2026
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Unlike body composition metrics, BMI obscures the true extent of metabolic dysfunction and cannot distinguish between muscle and fat — or between superficial fat and the visceral fat that drives diabetes, heart disease and other chronic conditions.—
Bret Scher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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But that producing résumé obscures the kind of movie Ratner himself tends to make.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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When season two begins, viewers meet a beautiful young Hispanic woman named Luz (Jeannine Mason), who hides on a boat traveling to a remote island, perhaps in the Caribbean, to make a liquor delivery for a wealthy businessman named Richard Helvig.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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There are wool blankets draped atop cow print chairs, lambskin hides on the bar stools and a casual Dom Perignon on the menu.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Belies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belies. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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