as in deceived
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
would I lie to you about that?
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Recent Examples of lied
Two federal immigration agents involved in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis last month appear to have lied about the details of the incident, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said Friday.
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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
Puig was alleged to have lied about gambling on sports.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Parente also said ballistics evidence in the case showed Exum lied about firing all five shots through the front windshield of Martínez’s car.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
In a letter sent to the committee, the group accused Maxwell of having previously lied under oath and refused to cooperate with the investigation.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
And every time when courts reviewed it, when people who lied about the election were taken to court, the work of election officials withstood that scrutiny.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Starmer has apologized to Epstein’s victims and pledged to release public documents that will show Mandelson lied when he was being vetted for the ambassador’s job.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Assad lied and temporized, the official said.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
For Lucy, that meant realizing that her dad had lied about his true intentions and his role in bombing Shady Sands.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
Puig was alleged to have lied about gambling on sports.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Parente also said ballistics evidence in the case showed Exum lied about firing all five shots through the front windshield of Martínez’s car.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
In a letter sent to the committee, the group accused Maxwell of having previously lied under oath and refused to cooperate with the investigation.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
And every time when courts reviewed it, when people who lied about the election were taken to court, the work of election officials withstood that scrutiny.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Starmer has apologized to Epstein’s victims and pledged to release public documents that will show Mandelson lied when he was being vetted for the ambassador’s job.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Assad lied and temporized, the official said.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
For Lucy, that meant realizing that her dad had lied about his true intentions and his role in bombing Shady Sands.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lied
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And don’t be deceived by Saturday’s sunny skies as the high will be 32 with wind chills as low as 9 degrees.—
Amanda McCoy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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Challengers should give Marylanders the option to choose a new direction and remove the need to confront the painful reality that they were deceived.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2026
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For the record, Vrabel has fibbed to my face in an interview about his close friend, John Streicher, the Patriots’ vice president of football operations and strategy.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While everyone could be more easily fooled now, don’t be the one remembered for delivering bad intel.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2026
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Don’t be fooled by its petite, easy-to-carry silhouette, though, because the bag boasts plenty of space to stow your essentials and beyond.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Lied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lied. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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