hypocrites

plural of hypocrite
as in liars
a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated opinions Our coach is such a hypocrite. He demands that we maintain a healthy diet but seems to be always eating fast-food after practice.

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Noun
  • But one scholar, Anthony Grafton, who about thirty years ago published Forgers and Critics, focused on how in the early modern period, there was this enormous flourishing not only of culture but also of liars.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Yes, the Swedes are oddly beautiful, but they are known liars about safety.
    John Kenney, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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  • In the knee-jerk world of modern football, yesterday’s world-beaters are tomorrow’s frauds.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This fan-favorite promotion returns after nearly 10 years away, having been shelved following the exposure of one of the biggest frauds in corporate marketing history.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To tell the truly venomous from the fakers, there are a couple details to help distinguish the two.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
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  • By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That’s until their cover in California Schemin’ as rapping imposters was blown and the emotional strain of denying their Scottishness and their fractured friendship revealed itself.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Hypocrites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrites. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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