two-facedness

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Noun
  • What matters most is the dishonesty.
    Julian Givi, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
  • What matters most is the dishonesty.
    Danielle Hass, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • When Bondi replied by accusing her of hypocrisy over a lack of similar questioning toward former Attorney General Merrick Garland, Jayapal interjected, trying to force an apology.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But to have the hypocrisy be laid out so starkly, just a few clicks away on the same website, is particularly galling.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Sybiha said Russia uses a range of tactics to recruit foreigners, including financial incentives, deception and coercion.
    Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The crux of the Democrats’ deception is that repealing 287(g) will make our communities safer.
    Robin Grammer, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Such deceit is incompatible with public service.
    Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But Prosecutor Ben Ladinig argued any grains of authenticity in Haobsh's life were far outweighed by deceit.
    Natalie Morales, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But that rhetoric sounded hollow in the face of its dalliance with a drug-smuggling double-dealing despot like Noriega.
    Time, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Making his Broadway debut, Burr is a cyclone as the fast-talking, double-dealing Dave Moss, who springs a plan to steal the leads on his unwilling accomplice, George Aaronow (McKean, drolly exasperated).
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • More recently, an al Qaeda operative and suspected mastermind behind the 2000 USS Cole bombing — in which suicide bombers sidled up alongside a US warship, waved to the sailors and then detonated explosives — was charged with perfidy, among other crimes.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The report has raised concerns of perfidy, an act of deception by military forces.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Allen’s combo of flip insincerity and kindly concern is a terrific treat, recalling Bill Murray at his doofy best.
    Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
  • In an era of skepticism, audiences quickly detect insincerity.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Two-facedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-facedness. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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