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
Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
On the surface, the piece confronted gender apartheid in Iran, but its true power lay in its layered critique.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
The Editors, National Review, 4 Apr. 2025
The power to classify or declassify lies in the hands of top federal officials, including the president and Cabinet secretaries.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Because beneath the story lies something harder to define: discomfort.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
On the surface, the piece confronted gender apartheid in Iran, but its true power lay in its layered critique.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
If the incumbent ruling establishments in liberal democracies cannot abide the election of popular outsiders, then their promise of offering people self-government is a lie.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Apr. 2025
The power to classify or declassify lies in the hands of top federal officials, including the president and Cabinet secretaries.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie
Noun
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The six-part podcast series unravels the twisted tale of Stover, his ex-wife, the heiress, and the bodyguard.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The romance drama is billed as an original tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This story was originally published April 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Despite some lofty promises from Chrissy and people’s overall wariness of Mitch and his story, the opportunity to eliminate Sai was just too tempting.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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People are increasingly willing to reject obvious falsehoods, and activists are decreasingly effective at intimidation.—
Abigail Anthony,
National Review,
3 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes, algorithms can feed falsehoods that warp people’s perceptions or tell them to engage in dangerous behavior.—
Seth Ashley,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Particularly, because the whole thing seemed like a fairy tale from the beginning.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
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George Washington, goes the fairy tale about chopping the cherry tree, couldn’t tell a lie.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Lie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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