1
as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
a rise to power that was marked by treachery and deceit
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as in deceitfulness
the tendency to tell lies
she's completely free of deceit
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Recent Examples of deceit
Choi created fake text messages, altered her cellphone records and ultimately destroyed her laptop and phone to try to sell her deceit, the 26-page ruling found.
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
But a new paper, shared exclusively with TIME ahead of its publication on Wednesday, offers some of the first evidence that today’s AIs are capable of this type of deceit.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Where his boss, Trump, screams his deceits in between stories of batteries and sinking boats, Vance delivered them covered in sugar and serenity.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Everything about Sebastien had been a deceit, a masquerade.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
But a new paper, shared exclusively with TIME ahead of its publication on Wednesday, offers some of the first evidence that today’s AIs are capable of this type of deceit.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Where his boss, Trump, screams his deceits in between stories of batteries and sinking boats, Vance delivered them covered in sugar and serenity.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Everything about Sebastien had been a deceit, a masquerade.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceit
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Since its launch, in 2011—a direct response to the 2008 financial crisis—the CFPB has focused on protecting Americans from various forms of financial fraud and deception.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2025
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The show, starring Kaitlyn Dever as Gibson, explores the dangers of misinformation in the wellness industry and the impact of Gibson's deception on those who followed her advice.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Moore’s radical departure from his own 2023 assessment demonstrates a dishonesty and expediency that represents the antithesis of Maryland’s sharp but collegial politics under Hogan and his Democratic colleagues.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2025
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But the thought of a person who spreads the kind of dishonesty, quackery and junk science that Kennedy habitually does — especially about our precious kiddos — is nothing short of stomach churning.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The memorandum also directs the DOJ to engage in prosecutions under laws meant to prevent fraud and criminal conspiracies against the U.S. government.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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Trump and Vice President JD Vance have emphasized that cuts to Social Security and Medicare are largely off the table except for fraud and abuse.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
8 Feb. 2025
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Gilded by privilege and cunning, Glinda is a popular young woman who desires to wield magic.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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There’s an unapologetic cunning at the heart of this series, and a mercurial spirit that’s as slippery as blood on an Italian marble floor.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2024
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“Deceit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceit. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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