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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
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frame-up
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All the while, Cook spots a cutback lane to the interior, gives a couple of setup steps and zooms up the field for another big gain.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The request for the setup came from the defense, the court announced over the weekend.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Church of England has been without a leader since last November when Justin Welby resigned over a child abuse cover-up scandal.—
Muvija M,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Gray cooperated with Nixon to stymie the FBI’s investigation of the 1972 Watergate break-in and the ensuing cover-up.—
Douglas M. Charles,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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To Serbian audiences, Vučiċ accuses the EU of duplicity and anti-Serbian prejudice.—
Hanna Begić,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Stevenson’s pirates are a frighteningly murderous and totally untrustworthy bunch, thriving on threats and duplicity.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rosenzweig worked on dozens of complex cases as a prosecutor in the economic crimes section, which focuses on healthcare fraud, money laundering and other financial schemes.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Lions’ surprisingly poor showing against their NFC North rivals kneecapped CBS’ deliveries, although the Eye Network also didn’t get much of a lift from the new BDP scheme.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Frame-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frame-up. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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