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Recent Examples of frame-up
There was an even more recent murder frame-up in Norfolk County.
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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
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
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As part of that process, whenever the Chiefs play in a road game, Donovan and Clark make a point to diligently tour that stadium’s setup and hospitality options (like Allegiant Stadium’s posh Wynn Club for VIP attendees) and analyze what is successful and what could be improved upon.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps the most comparable setup to Sac State moving to Cal Expo would be San Diego State, whose football team plays at Snap Dragon Stadium, roughly 5 miles off campus.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The linen-like material is thick enough to wear traveling or lounging, but the flowy bottoms can also be thrown on over a swimsuit with a button-down and worn as a cover-up on vacation.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Priscilla Presley is being accused of creating a multimillion-dollar scheme involving fraud, cover-ups and the exploitation of her own daughter’s death.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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That yearning involves no duplicity or threats to others.—
Jay Tcath,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
Noun
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So yes, before the green flag dropped Saturday, with the throwback paint scheme unchipped and pristine — that was the moment that everyone was waiting on.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Aug. 2025
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From a scheme perspective, that would also fall on LaFleur.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Frame-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frame-up. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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