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Recent Examples of frame-up
Guevara and two colleagues, Mason and then-Detective Ernest Halvorson, orchestrated a frame-up by coercing one witness to identify Rios by beating him with a phone book and flashlight, and another by threatening to charge him with obstruction, according to the plaintiffs’ allegations.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The scene captures some of the contradictions in Caracas almost one month after Trump dispatched troops to snatch President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and fly them to New York to face drug-trafficking and weapons charges — which the couple denounce as a frame-up.
—Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
At her civil trial against Porter, her lawyers said the traumatic frame-up destroyed her career.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The scene captures some of the contradictions in Caracas almost one month after Trump dispatched troops to snatch President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and fly them to New York to face drug-trafficking and weapons charges — which the couple denounce as a frame-up.
—Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
At her civil trial against Porter, her lawyers said the traumatic frame-up destroyed her career.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frame-up
Noun
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In this setup, sound serves as an acoustic levitator, keeping the beads suspended in mid-air.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Five minutes later, same spot, same setup — except this time, Hart attacked the closeout, took a dribble back behind the line and fired again.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Goodwin’s attorneys said the case involved a cover-up that would change the date when the family had to file a lawsuit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Ex-Jets linebacker charged with first-degree murder allegedly consulted ChatGPT about cover-up – A former New York Jets linebacker who is currently facing first-degree murder charges allegedly turned to the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to seek advice on how to cover up the crime.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The story of a secret agent confronted with duplicity and bureaucracy from his own side while investigating a Soviet kidnap ring, it was published in 1962 and went on to sell millions of copies.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Instead, @AnthropicAI and its CEO @DarioAmodei, have chosen duplicity.—
Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The scheme involved thousands of dummy servers, according to the indictment.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors have called the Feeding Our Future scheme the largest pandemic fraud case in the country.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Frame-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frame-up. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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