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as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
his tales of adventure are peppered with tongue-in-cheek taradiddles and obvious fabrications
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
regards literary deconstruction as so much tenure-track taradiddle
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Some are esoteric but still used—like taradiddle, which the list notes was recently used by J.K. Rowling but saw more play in the work of Gilbert and Sullivan, Honoré de Balzac and G.K. Chesterton.
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Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017
Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017
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The event unlocks a series of secrets, lies and regrets, as the people left behind can’t move forward without looking at the past.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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After experiencing what felt like my insides being ripped apart, no lie.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Describing the plot as utter nonsense would both be 100 percent correct and likely taken as a massive compliment for all involved.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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For Guy, using systems like Kibbe’s to guide your dress choices can mean making nonsense out of your clothes’ cultural grammar, especially in the rigidly codified world of menswear.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
6 Mar. 2025
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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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Some of the men who were deported from Guantánamo to Venezuela have told a familiar tale of being beaten by guards, strip-searched, and put into solitary confinement, and of suicide attempts as well as hunger strikes to protest the inhumane conditions.—
Edwidge Danticat,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Zoom in: Classical studies and art history lecturer Andy Findley says the connection between jazz and pro wrestling is the freedom granted to the performers.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
7 Mar. 2025
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Founder Teri Johnson turned her love of fragrance, jazz, and Harlem into a brand that designs luxury home fragrances and scented candles.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Another limited series based on a true-crime story?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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American Airlines is giving Midwesterners a new way to escape the winter blahs.—
Brandon Withrow,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2025
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The post-election blahs are endemic across the big three cable news outlets, but the viewership numbers of individual networks can drop farther when the candidate seen as their ideological opposite wins.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Dec. 2024
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“Taradiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taradiddle. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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