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
Now realizing the extent of her husband’s duplicity, the wife decided to help Nolan & Co. out.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025
Until recently, the nervous system was not thought to be part of these duplicities, even when cancer had set up its primary residence in the brain.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
The enduring emblem of this Administration and its duplicity is undoubtedly $TRUMP, a meme-coin scheme that has brought many millions of dollars in profits to the President and his fellow-investors.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
No, his duplicity and shilling were on full display before, during and after his first term.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025
Until recently, the nervous system was not thought to be part of these duplicities, even when cancer had set up its primary residence in the brain.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
The enduring emblem of this Administration and its duplicity is undoubtedly $TRUMP, a meme-coin scheme that has brought many millions of dollars in profits to the President and his fellow-investors.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
No, his duplicity and shilling were on full display before, during and after his first term.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicity
Noun
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But these seductions or deceptions are canceled when the work confronts us with the photographic records of the performative procedure itself—and not only by making the photograph an integral component, the dialectical complement to the material sculptural production.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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He’s got some deception on the puck and does a good job holding onto it to wait for secondary options to open up, but slows the game down too much.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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From the master-of-disguise frogfish to a butt-biting jackal and a multi headed caterpillar playing the decoy, these are the masters of deception and deceit.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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When a simple mistake turns into a fatal error for one of his patients, Sam tries to bury the truth under a facade of perfection, knowing that a lifetime of deceit is about to be exposed.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The slashing of the benefits of medical care, food and other assistance to low-income families in this bill goes so far beyond even the most exaggerated claim of fraud, waste and abuse as to be cynically and sadistically abusive.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Meanwhile, in the UK, SIM swap fraud surged by over 1,000% in 2024.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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On the other end of the spectrum was the more docile Kelly who often felt conflicted when her morals clashed with the cunning needed to succeed in the game.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
27 May 2025
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But Waltz also advocated for further diplomatically isolating President Vladimir Putin — a position that was out of step with Trump, who has viewed the Russian leader, at moments, with admiration for his cunning in dealings with Trump’s predecessors.—
Matthew Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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“Duplicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicity. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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