as in liars
a person who tells lies
she was clearly one of the more practiced prevaricators ever to come before the congressional committee
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Noun
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O'Toole said psychopaths like Heuermann are pathological liars.—
Jennifer McLogan,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026 -
Debbie Fox, a retiree in Arvada, had met some liars on dating apps before.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Of course, the school’s deep bench of facilities and faculty give the next generation of storytellers a solid foundation.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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But the failure of media and storytellers to distinguish between people and politics has set the movement back in ways that are harder to see and slower to correct.—
Nadia Gill,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Prevaricators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevaricators. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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