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Recent Examples of belie Hall has an understated manner that belies her ability to catch people up in the gravitational pull of her mission. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025 But Stowe was a more complicated figure than the sentimentalist label would belie, and her embrace of Brown’s actions has much to teach us about Christian nationalism and Stowe herself. Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 However, Sanders’ star power belies his fifth-round draft and backup QB status. Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 However, the quaint streets and charming exteriors belie the beer behemoth that resides within the community. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for belie
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Verb
  • And, though users can make the most of lackluster AI moderation (Grok Imagine) or figure out clever ways to circumvent guardrails (Sora) in order to misrepresent famous people, the greater danger probably comes from videos that purport to capture events involving unknown parties.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The study found that AI tools routinely misrepresent news content in all languages, territories, and across AI platforms.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In their letter Tuesday, Smith's attorneys sought to refute a narrative stemming from a document released by the FBI on the eve of Attorney General Pam Bondi's appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month.
    Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Like Dunbar’s speakers, Hughes’s dispossessed have no way out, and the poem implicitly refutes optimism regarding the Great Migration and racial progress.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors also alleged Friday that between December 2024 and September 2025, Blain destroyed or concealed city communications that were public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act.
    Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Shoplifting over $100 by concealing.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Traditional narratives obscure the role slavery might have played in Texas’ drive for independence and portray the Alamo’s defenders as freedom fighters.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Breaking up or obscuring the reflection makes the glass visible to birds, preventing them from hitting your windows.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The top is detailed with faint lines that function to hide the appearance of wrinkles, while the viscose and polyester blend do the rest of the work to create a smooth, wearable shirt.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Basil, of course, is far from perfect, a rude, neurotic, accident-prone manager who insults guests, hides his gambling winnings from his wife and organizes an elaborate impersonation of her when his surprise anniversary party backfires.
    Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Belie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belie. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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