as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
we were lucky not to be taken in by his duplicity
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Recent Examples of duplicity
There are no traces of guile, cynicism, arrogance or duplicity.
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John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
This duplicity and playing different patrons off of each other would be carried on by his political heirs.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
No, the movies in the novel are real, the suffering is real, the evasions and duplicities are real.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
And some saw duplicity in Holden’s efforts since the councilman had fought so vigorously to restrict liquor licenses in South L.A. after the 1992 riots.
—Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
This duplicity and playing different patrons off of each other would be carried on by his political heirs.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
No, the movies in the novel are real, the suffering is real, the evasions and duplicities are real.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
And some saw duplicity in Holden’s efforts since the councilman had fought so vigorously to restrict liquor licenses in South L.A. after the 1992 riots.
—Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicity
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The unscripted show will feature a group of contestants who undergo physical and mental challenges, collecting clues before they are launched into a real-life game of detective work and deception.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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The series will feature a group of contestants facing physical and mental challenges to collect clues before stepping into a real-life game of deduction and deception.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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But her target isn’t the usual demon of deceit, Mahishasura.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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And with that comes deceit and manipulation.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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If convicted of bank fraud or making false statements, the penalties could include up to 30 years in prison and $1 million in fines for each count, the DOJ says.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A federal grand jury in Virginia last night indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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And though all accusations of the Blue Jays' cheating are hearsay, the frequent references to the Astros indicate the lasting impact that scandal has had on the sport.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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People make close, intense bonds when stuck in the Big Brother house together, and Vince and Morgan’s dynamic crosses more lines with each passing day, emotional cheating threatening to tip into physical even as Vince continues to hopelessly cloak his feelings in flimsy analogies and code phrases.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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Federico Marchetti, the Italian fashion entrepreneur, is a master of sprezzatura—the courtier’s art of cloaking ambition and cunning in an air of guileless nonchalance.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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But Israeli cunning, buoyed by remarkable intelligence capabilities and precision targeting, has damaged the group.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Duplicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicity. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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