Thesaurus results for FRAME-UP

frame-up

noun

Definition of frame-up

as in setup

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Recent Examples of frame-up The crooked cops didn’t want anything on the record that might come back to bite them if, or when, the frame-up unraveled. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2026 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. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frame-up

Noun

This setup would help study neutrinos, providing key insights into the aftermath of the Big Bang and broadening our fundamental understanding of the universe.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026
The technical setup supports a rebound within the context of the prevailing downtrend.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of setup

Noun

Ultimately, the biggest privacy judgment in American history stands as a measure of the cover-up, not the alleged crime.

— Emma L. Briant, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
Henderson remembers her disappointment in former President Richard Nixon, whose presidency ended in 1974 amid the Watergate scandal and political cover-up.

— Julianna Bendeck, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of cover-up

Noun

That these sort of games, with their duplicity, hypocrisies and teary moments of tenderness, are popular is beyond question, and that is certainly how viewers are invited to watch.

— Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
David Sacks, former tech investor and White House AI and crypto czar, has an excellent counterpoint that could explain the apparent duplicity of Dario's manifesto.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of duplicity

Noun

The strategy has not been confirmed verbatim by the Treasury, but Bessent himself has indicated the scheme worked by buying back more expensive, long-term debt (in which yields, and hence interest, are higher) in lieu of cheaper, short-term debt.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
In that case, two Nigerian men were convicted in a sextortion scheme that targeted DeMay, 17, and over 100 other victims including 11 minors from halfway around the world.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026