frame-ups

Definition of frame-upsnext
plural of frame-up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frame-ups
Noun
  • According to Chery, the new system will also be 10 percent lighter than comparable setups and cut vibration levels by 30 percent compared with standard diesel engines.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Five years later, this set of shelves has lived in two apartments—with two different setups.
    Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Area 51 is a classified Air Force facility in southern Nevada that has long been the focus of conspiracy theorists regarding extraterrestrial life and supposed government cover-ups.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
  • There will also be cover-ups, beach button downs, beach shorts and midi dresses.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In The Corner That Held Them, rarely does desire raise its head as the nuns busy themselves with dishonest bishops, honest con men, collapsing spires, inconclusive visions, ecclesiastical intrigues, catty infighting, attempts at levitation, and the plague.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Even when insulted or thwarted – by Spanish intrigues on the Florida frontier, by British seizures in the Caribbean, by pamphleteers accusing him of being a monarch in disguise – Washington’s tone remained measured.
    Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Frame-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frame-ups. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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