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
Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Marvel knows fans will go either way on this choice, but top brass lay out their reasoning.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
In the settler states, political lies, epistemological lies, social lies are easy to sell to a population whose presence and legitimacy depends on historical lies.
—Christine Winter, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Weeks also alleged John lied about the children’s whereabouts during the investigation.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Marvel knows fans will go either way on this choice, but top brass lay out their reasoning.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
When the poster confronted her sister about the lie, Katie said the arrangement was the fairest way to handle the situation, adding that her future in-laws could not afford to attend without help.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
In the settler states, political lies, epistemological lies, social lies are easy to sell to a population whose presence and legitimacy depends on historical lies.
—Christine Winter, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie
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Passengers huddle to hear the fabled tale of a sailor who fell in love with the ocean, an allegory about bravery, exploration and transformation.—
Josh Rivera,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Were the tales of alien abduction that became popular in the 1980s a kind of mass hallucination?—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday.—
Chris Malone Mendez,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Test your knowledge of the major stories driving the news this week with the Fox News Digital News Quiz.—
Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Seven of the 10 chatbots repeated this falsehood, with some directly citing Pravda articles as sources.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit was filed by Attorney General Dan Rayfield as one of his first acts in office, but state records reveal the suit rests on a foundation of falsehoods.—
Paul Terdal,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, emerging markets are crafting their own e-commerce fairy tales.—
Paul Getter,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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George’s story felt like a fairy tale, but more like the original ones — like the original Hans Christian Andersen one where the Little Mermaid dies at the end.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Lie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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