Thesaurus results for FRAME-UP

frame-up

noun

as in setup

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Recent Examples of frame-up 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 The scene captures some of the contradictions in Caracas almost one month after Trump dispatched troops to snatch President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and fly them to New York to face drug-trafficking and weapons charges — which the couple denounce as a frame-up. —

Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 At her civil trial against Porter, her lawyers said the traumatic frame-up destroyed her career. —

Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025

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Noun

The category spans roughly $100 to several thousand dollars depending on coverage and features, so there’s room to start small before committing to a whole-home setup.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
And all of this conflict arose naturally, as God intended, without any need for an elaborate door setup.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 8 June 2026