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Recent Examples of deceiver
The actors are perfectly cast, starting with Marmaï’s likable Antoine, the only player here not being the deceiver.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
The film tells the true and twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed.
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Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
Islamic eschatology warned of a deceiver who distorts perception, blurring reality.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
The film tells the true and twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed.
—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
Islamic eschatology warned of a deceiver who distorts perception, blurring reality.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceiver
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Others estimate that $500 billion in federal spending is diverted by charlatans each year.
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To this day, a portion of the left-wing Democratic elite views Obama as a charlatan who hoodwinked their voters into supporting him.
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Savannah continues to ask the public for help locating her missing mother, while an imposter who sent fraudulent ransom demands has been arrested.
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When news of Israel’s secret outposts in Iraq’s desert emerged, Iraqis admonished their leaders as traitors, and the boisterous militiamen affiliated with the government as impostors for allowing their land to be colonized by an enemy.
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Campbell is essentially calling Mohajir a hypocrite, but these aren’t exactly similar cases.
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As well as calling you a hypocrite almost a decade ago over your Monica Lewinsky jokes in the late 1990s and your calls for civility, John Oliver in particular has taken you to the woodshed over your criticism of late-night getting too partisan.
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To tell the truly venomous from the fakers, there are a couple details to help distinguish the two.
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David Vander Meer, 49, was being held at Clark County Detention Center on first-degree murder and insurance fraud charges stemming from the death of his wife, Bernadette, two decades ago.
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According to prosecutors, Eidleh deposited more than $5 million in fraud proceeds, kickbacks and bribes into accounts associated with shell companies in an effort to conceal the source of the money.
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Is the team a contender, a pretender or rebuilding?
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Now, hardship seems to be an end in itself, a battle scar or badge of honor that distinguishes true backpackers from mere pretenders.
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The publicly available letter, which was dated June 18, comes as Europe prepares to start implementing more regulations under the AI Act this August, including the transparency obligations requiring companies to disclose deep fakes in audio and visual content.
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The fakes are similar to the genuine article in appearance, but some show poor craftsmanship.
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“Deceiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceiver. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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