half-truth

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Recent Examples of half-truth As usual, the fake posts are often mixed with half-truths. John Brandon, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 However, according to a brutal takedown by The Observer, The Salt Path is actually a hive of untruths, half-truths, and embellishments designed to obscure a far darker reality. Stuart Heritage, Air Mail, 19 July 2025 Advertisement Dunham, who wrote and directed the episode, also seeds their interactions with the distractions, evasions, and half-truths of two people with baggage who aren’t yet comfortable baring their whole souls. Judy Berman, Time, 10 July 2025 Gutter guard companies and salesmen may be spewing half-truths to you. Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025 Science and reason get stepped on by half-truths and conspiracy theories. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025 We are constantly bombarded with half-truths and content designed to divide. Kendra MacDonald, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 Tribune reporter Ronald Yates then revealed in 1976 that two witnesses were forced to tell half-truths and withhold vital information during Toguri’s trial. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025 Surveys get half-truths, interviews get sugarcoated and focus groups get filtered. Jim Longo, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-truth
Noun
  • This term was named Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year. Cap (noun): A lie.
    Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • And this show is full of evidence uncovering where their tastes lie, and more broadly, what is considered a museum-worthy photo today.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The tale of the wreck On what would end up being its last voyage, the Carruthers stopped at Fort William, Ontario, now Thunder Bay, on Lake Superior, and picked up 371,000 bushels of wheat.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • In the wide field of true-crime podcasts, tales of elaborate scams and long cons are a growing subset.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Jordan Green and Diana Leyva contributed to this story.
    Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 23 Aug. 2025
  • This story covers travel in the first six months of the Braun administration.
    Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 23 Aug. 2025

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“Half-truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-truth. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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