frame-up

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Recent Examples of frame-up If a potential witness had any evidence that might disrupt the ongoing frame-up of Karen Read, Proctor made sure to give them a good leaving-alone, too. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frame-up
Noun
  • Chelsea, Liverpool, and Aston Villa have been notable proponents of this setup, with last season’s total share of teams employing this system reaching its highest level for a decade.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That’s more than the Vision Pro’s 23-million-pixel setup, though Apple doesn’t specify the per-eye resolution for its headset.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lawmakers are examining whether there were other wealthy and powerful men who were involved in Epstein’s crimes and whether there was a cover-up by the FBI and Justice Department.
    Julie K Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The film contends there has been an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse engineer UFO technology.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This scene follows from episode six, when Tom comes to Grasso’s house after discovering his duplicity.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • To Serbian audiences, Vučiċ accuses the EU of duplicity and anti-Serbian prejudice.
    Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the below example, against Real Oviedo’s zonal scheme protecting the six-yard box, three players run away from goal and one to the near-post to attack Marcus Rashford’s outswinger, resulting in Araujo scoring.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • All of that has left the Heat seeking answers in the immediate aftermath of Rozier’s Thursday arrest stemming from his alleged involvement in a sports betting scheme.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Frame-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frame-up. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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