frame-up

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Recent Examples of frame-up There was an even more recent murder frame-up in Norfolk County. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025 The defense has developed a third-party killer theory and has alleged a massive frame-up job used to ensnare their client. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 18 May 2024 The defense has developed a third-party killer theory and has alleged a massive frame-up job to ensnare their client. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 21 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frame-up
Noun
  • The Targa, with a novel sliding roof, was introduced in 1996—only available with a rear-wheel-drive setup.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 25 July 2025
  • This hybrid setup lets the vessel switch between solar and diesel-electric power as needed.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • The slightly sheer fabric makes this an ideal beach cover-up, although one reviewer styled it for a dinner in Greece, too.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
  • As originally voiced by the late Johnny Hardwick, Dale’s fringe viewpoints — which frequently centered on government cover-ups and doomsday prepping — were seen as a bit of harmless fun.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • That yearning involves no duplicity or threats to others.
    Jay Tcath, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Drawing on exclusive data sourced from North Korean computers, court records and interviews with cybersecurity experts and US officials, a CNN investigation revealed the full scope of this scheme.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Alaska Airlines is updating its Boeing 787s with a new paint scheme and plans to introduce new business class cabins.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025

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“Frame-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frame-up. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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