as in deceived
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
would I lie to you about that?
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Recent Examples of lied
Amanda was an advertising executive at D&D Advertising who fought and lied her way to the top.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Jones had repeatedly lied and posited baseless conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook massacre.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Starmer has previously insisted due process was followed in the appointment, and that Mandelson, who was fired in September 2025, had lied about the extent of his links to Epstein.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Jurors watched several hours of video on Wednesday, including Espinoza’s first interviews with Horner, during which the ranger said Horner lied repeatedly.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
The judge also found that Madigan lied repeatedly and willfully when testifying in his own defense during the trial.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors said Joshua Hunsucker, a 41-year-old former paramedic, systematically killed his wife, Stacy Robinson Hunsucker, with eyedrops – which contain the chemical tetrahydrozoline – and lied about her cause of death to land a $250,000 life insurance policy in September 2018.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors leaning heavily on planning and deception Prosecutors alleged that Horner repeatedly lied and misled police after the killing, including continuing his delivery route, saying that was evidence of consciousness of guilt and future danger.
—From Staff Reports, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Federal authorities in February dropped all charges against the two immigrants and opened a criminal investigation into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about what had happened.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Jones had repeatedly lied and posited baseless conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook massacre.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Starmer has previously insisted due process was followed in the appointment, and that Mandelson, who was fired in September 2025, had lied about the extent of his links to Epstein.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Jurors watched several hours of video on Wednesday, including Espinoza’s first interviews with Horner, during which the ranger said Horner lied repeatedly.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
The judge also found that Madigan lied repeatedly and willfully when testifying in his own defense during the trial.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors said Joshua Hunsucker, a 41-year-old former paramedic, systematically killed his wife, Stacy Robinson Hunsucker, with eyedrops – which contain the chemical tetrahydrozoline – and lied about her cause of death to land a $250,000 life insurance policy in September 2018.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors leaning heavily on planning and deception Prosecutors alleged that Horner repeatedly lied and misled police after the killing, including continuing his delivery route, saying that was evidence of consciousness of guilt and future danger.
—From Staff Reports, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Federal authorities in February dropped all charges against the two immigrants and opened a criminal investigation into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about what had happened.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lied
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But some were also deceived or coerced.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Musk, who had donated at least $38 million to the lab, wanted to be CEO and gain majority control, but felt deceived after a power struggle with Altman over the role.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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For the record, Vrabel has fibbed to my face in an interview about his close friend, John Streicher, the Patriots’ vice president of football operations and strategy.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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He had been fooled a couple of times by the slider during the sequence but didn’t miss the third one Sasaki threw him.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Mbappé broke the deadlock in the 30th minute with a shot that deflected on an Alaves defender and fooled goalkeeper Antonio Sivera.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Lied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lied. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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