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

In Texas, setup fees are capped at $144, with monthly service fees limited to $14 per account or $72 total.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Crane and senior adviser Jeff Bagwell still wield considerable influence in baseball operations matters, a setup that all prospective candidates must already understand.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of setup

Noun

Fshaoes Oversized Button-Down Shirt Another billowy option, this oversized button-down shirt is practically begging to be worn as a beach cover-up.

— Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
The maxi comes with a slip to wear underneath the eyelet overlay, which can also be worn on its own as a beach cover-up.

— Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of cover-up

Noun

There’s a method to that madness, and all the duplicity, false assumptions pay off just like in an Agatha Christie classic.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of duplicity

Noun

More than 400 people are enrolled in the scheme, which has been operating since June.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
Debating literary currency The scheme has sparked debate in the affluent city-state over whether cash can truly cultivate a lifelong love for books.

— Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026