frame-up

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Recent Examples of frame-up There was an even more recent murder frame-up in Norfolk County. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frame-up
Noun
  • 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
  • The request for the setup came from the defense, the court announced over the weekend.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • To Serbian audiences, Vučiċ accuses the EU of duplicity and anti-Serbian prejudice.
    Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Stevenson’s pirates are a frighteningly murderous and totally untrustworthy bunch, thriving on threats and duplicity.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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