as in to deceive
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
would I lie to you about that?
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as in tale
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
he wanted to deny the accusation, but he couldn't tell a lie
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Recent Examples of lie
Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Pahalgam lies on a major pilgrimage route, known as the Amarnath Yatra, which takes place every year and has been exposed to previous attacks.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Paul Baumann, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
Tribeca alum Dan Krauss (The Kill Team, TF ‘13, TF ‘19) exposes the tangled web of deception spun by the U.S.
government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, revealing the campaign of lies and
misinformation fed to the American public.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
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Verb
In a spirited opening statement, defense attorney Arthur Aidala accused the women of lying and manipulating his client.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Pahalgam lies on a major pilgrimage route, known as the Amarnath Yatra, which takes place every year and has been exposed to previous attacks.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
Books The Faithless Generation Traditional religion thrives in stable communities, not a world where innovators aim to ‘break things.’
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Ideology
John O’Sullivan
The ideological lie persists, demanding compulsion to enforce its vision.
—Paul Baumann, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
Tribeca alum Dan Krauss (The Kill Team, TF ‘13, TF ‘19) exposes the tangled web of deception spun by the U.S.
government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, revealing the campaign of lies and
misinformation fed to the American public.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie
Noun
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But the most sobering cautionary tale comes from 1894, when a lighthouse keeper’s pet cat named Tibbles was introduced to Stephens Island in New Zealand.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Comments On Swift Horses is rife with drama — a tale of a love triangle between a young woman, Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones), her Korean War veteran husband Lee (Will Poulter), and his iconoclastic brother Julius (Jacob Elordi).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the center of the most compelling stories lies a single, unshakable force: transformation.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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In this story: hair, Virginie Moreira; makeup, Ammy Drammeh; grooming, Yuko Fredriksson; braiding, Lorraine Dublin, Angela Torio Rivera; manicurist, Adam Slee; tailor, Judith Grant.—
Malick Bodian,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In order to prove wire fraud all that is necessary is to show any kind of falsehood designed to deprive someone of something of value and that this was done using a phone, fax, email, text message or computer even if the use of these tools was not an essential part of the crime.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the meantime, Crowley went on TV and criticized Bass for having cut the budget to her department (a falsehood).—
Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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At times, Expedition 33 feels like a twisted fairy tale, something akin to Alice in Wonderland but far more French (complete with mimes and marionettes).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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But then the Huskies came out and got the fairy tale.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Lay vs. Lie
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“Lie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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