as in deceptive
given to or marked by cheating and deception
warned her not to trust the duplicitous art dealer
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Recent Examples of duplicitous
Lecturing other nations on freedom while advocating restrictions at home is, well, duplicitous.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Well, the duplicitous Seth Voelker/Sidewinder (Giancarlo Esposito) has some clues.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
While offenses have learned to use every second, defenses are also taking advantage of the extra time, primarily through duplicitous presentations and audibles in response to offensive calls.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Much like the play it’s adapted from, Were the World Mine is hazy, romantic, duplicitous and delightful.
—Sadie Collins, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Well, the duplicitous Seth Voelker/Sidewinder (Giancarlo Esposito) has some clues.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
While offenses have learned to use every second, defenses are also taking advantage of the extra time, primarily through duplicitous presentations and audibles in response to offensive calls.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Much like the play it’s adapted from, Were the World Mine is hazy, romantic, duplicitous and delightful.
—Sadie Collins, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for duplicitous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicitous
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Without resources or expertise to vet influencers properly, these companies become vulnerable to deceptive practices.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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In 2022, the California DMV sued Tesla, saying the company engaged in deceptive marketing and advertising practices around its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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Any email platform is exposed to this kind of attack, with scammers using fraudulent alerts and malicious links to entrap victims.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Affected individuals may be vulnerable to identity theft, fraudulent account openings and targeted phishing attempts.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The mood shifts from shady to straight-up scandalous.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Fenix lost the biggest match of his young WWE career, albeit under shady circumstances, while Americano picked up a WrestleMania win.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The cruelty of his dishonest sham, founded on disdain for the autistic community and aimed at parents of autistic children, defies decency.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2025
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Blanketing our communities with descriptions that focus solely on crime is dishonest and hinders our efforts to achieve peace, especially those of us who have survived the unthinkable loss of a loved one to murder.—
Clementina Chery,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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Evans' latest film, Havoc, stars Tom Hardy as Walker, an unsavory fixer tasked with protecting the son of real estate tycoon Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker) after the kid stumbles into a plot involving the Yakuza, crooked cops, and other assorted goons.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Rooker plays Steve, a crooked detective with a ruthless streak who holds the key to Hammer’s only weakness.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Duplicitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicitous. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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