as in deceives
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
would I lie to you about that?
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as in lurks
to remain out of sight
paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout
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as in tales
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 lies
Gary Fields, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
Just an hour outside New York City lies a prim and proper Colonial compound steeped in history.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
That comment was even entered as an exhibit in the court case, officially enshrining Musk’s lies into the judicial record.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
The site lies at extreme depth, where pressure, darkness, and limited access make human intervention impossible.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
On the floor in front of the clock, lies a large, a blue circular Kansas City 25 logo of a soccer field outlined by flags of the seven nations known to be either to playing in Kansas City or staying in Kansas City area as its base camp.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The wreck lies more than 300 feet below the surface.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
But behind the façade of fine dining lies a world of exploitation and precarity, and as tensions rise among the staff, L’Anglais’ glittering new life begins to crack.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Comedians like Short may maintain an unphasable veneer but often, a well of intention and intelligence lies beneath.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2026
The fascists had already told many lies.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Inside lies a Jaeger-LeCoultre movement (calibre 841) signed by Cartier.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
Your president and his minions spread war, chaos, lies and economic instability.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
They are filled with hateful bigotry and toxic and dangerous lies.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
For years, Jones has used his online platform to enrich himself by selling merch, diet supplements, and sketchy health products while spreading lies and conspiracy theories.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2026
Equal parts cringe comedy and social satire, the play skewers modern romance, class anxieties and the lies people tell themselves in the name of love.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The film centers on two fraudulent paranormal investigators who are forced to face real ghosts — and the lies underpinning their business.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Voting and civil rights advocates were left fearful of what lies ahead for minority communities.
—Gary Fields, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
Just an hour outside New York City lies a prim and proper Colonial compound steeped in history.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
That comment was even entered as an exhibit in the court case, officially enshrining Musk’s lies into the judicial record.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
The site lies at extreme depth, where pressure, darkness, and limited access make human intervention impossible.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
On the floor in front of the clock, lies a large, a blue circular Kansas City 25 logo of a soccer field outlined by flags of the seven nations known to be either to playing in Kansas City or staying in Kansas City area as its base camp.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The wreck lies more than 300 feet below the surface.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
But behind the façade of fine dining lies a world of exploitation and precarity, and as tensions rise among the staff, L’Anglais’ glittering new life begins to crack.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Comedians like Short may maintain an unphasable veneer but often, a well of intention and intelligence lies beneath.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
There were no lies told about this team’s postseason prowess.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2026
The fascists had already told many lies.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Inside lies a Jaeger-LeCoultre movement (calibre 841) signed by Cartier.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
Your president and his minions spread war, chaos, lies and economic instability.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
They are filled with hateful bigotry and toxic and dangerous lies.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
For years, Jones has used his online platform to enrich himself by selling merch, diet supplements, and sketchy health products while spreading lies and conspiracy theories.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2026
Equal parts cringe comedy and social satire, the play skewers modern romance, class anxieties and the lies people tell themselves in the name of love.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The film centers on two fraudulent paranormal investigators who are forced to face real ghosts — and the lies underpinning their business.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lies
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Co-founded by Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, the museum will rotate the famous filmmaker’s vast collection of narrative art, which contains objects not found in more traditional museums, including manga, comics and children’s tales.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The lobby is where the elderly owner scares children with tales of a witch who once haunted these grounds.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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Some of the original board members are still involved with the museum, but hundreds more joined the effort, some volunteering, others donating surf boards and memorabilia, and many sharing their stories, including famous surfers from Eddie Aikau, Nat Young, Greg Noll and Donald Takayama.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process, and do not review stories before publication.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jones has vowed to keep broadcasting through a new company he’s founded and remains an inflammatory and notable figure in the far-right media system after decades of spouting falsehoods and bigotry.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Williams, of course, worked at NBC for nearly three decades, including an 11-year run at NBC Nightly News that ended 2015 after exaggerations and falsehoods were found in some of his reporting, including reports from Iraq, and from New Orleans after it had been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Increasingly, human resources departments noticed that applicants used the résumé to tell white lies, and even bigger fibs, listing fictitious degrees, fake promotions and other embellishments.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Her other fibs may be humorous, but the film never mocks her.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
15 Nov. 2025
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Beyond easily demonstrable untruths about Ukraine, what’s unfortunate about Slezkine’s historical analysis is its failure to ponder cause and effect, even at a superficial level.—
John Connelly,
The New York Review of Books,
18 Dec. 2025
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Trump is just straight-up doling out untruths – and blaming Biden.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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That Niall finds Ruben so alluring is natural to Gadd, who believes the notion of a valiant male figure has been bred into everyone via fables and fairy tales.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Summer romance is coming your way via a hookup between the Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo and Denmark’s spinner of fashion fairy tales Cecilie Bahnsen.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
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But Morganroth’s previous stops in at least four states and numerous publications were also marked by falsehoods and fabrications about her background, The Denver Post found.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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As models have grown more complex, some hallucinate with more persuasive fabrications.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Lies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lies. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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