as in storyteller
a person who tells lies
she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut
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Recent Examples of liar
But that would make stage actors liars.
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Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Not Trump, of all presidents, an amoral self-indulgent grifter by trade and liar by practice.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Lerner’s work, which abounds with liars, fiction begets fiction.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … NUCLEAR AMBITIONS — Marco Rubio blasts Iranian foreign minister as 'a liar' about missile capabilities.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Not Trump, of all presidents, an amoral self-indulgent grifter by trade and liar by practice.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Lerner’s work, which abounds with liars, fiction begets fiction.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … NUCLEAR AMBITIONS — Marco Rubio blasts Iranian foreign minister as 'a liar' about missile capabilities.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for liar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liar
storyteller
Noun
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And this is the director in him, the storyteller in him.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The winners in this next phase will be the companies that can build around human storytellers who have earned genuine trust at scale.—
Lin Cherry,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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“Liar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liar. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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